Backend Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop RESTful (and/or GraphQL) APIs and backend services
• Build and maintain backend systems using modern backend frameworks (e.g., Django, FastAPI, Node.js frameworks, or similar)
• Work with Docker and containerization for local development and deployments
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and quality processes to deliver features
• Integrate third-party services and APIs
• Optimize application performance, security, and scalability
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of professional backend development experience
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (Python, Node.js, or similar)
• Hands-on experience with one or more backend frameworks (Django, FastAPI, Express)
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications
• Exposure to at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, relational databases, and authentication/authorization mechanisms.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows

Nice to Have:

• Experience with background jobs, task queues, or async processing
• Knowledge of system design and scalable architectures
• Experience working on multi-product or SaaS platforms

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person