Backend Engineer

Responsibility:

Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs that power the platform, ensuring reliability, performance, and security:

• Design and develop scalable, maintainable, and secure backend services, APIs, and integration components
• Design and implement scalable microservices and distributed systems
• Integrate with upstream and downstream systems, devices, and data sources
• Manage and optimise relational and non-relational databases, including schema design, query optimisation, and data integrity
• Develop data processing, transformation, and analytics services
• Implement application monitoring, logging, and observability features to support system reliability and operational troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues to ensure service reliability and performance
• Work closely with frontend engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions
• Implement authentication, authorisation, and other security best practices in backend systems
• Support testing, deployment, and production operations activities
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code, and participate in peer code reviews
• Maintain technical documentation and system design artefacts
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Collaborate effectively with team members to deliver solutions and support knowledge sharing across the project team

Requirements:

• Experience in backend software development and building enterprise-grade applications
• Strong programming proficiency in at least one of:
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • Java
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices, and backend integration services
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including query optimisation, and data integrity management
• Experience working with message queues, event-driven architectures, and system integration
• Knowledge of software design patterns, enterprise application architecture, and secure coding practices
• Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS
• Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile software development practices
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills