We are seeking a skilled Backend Developer to design build and maintain efficient scalable and secure server side systems The ideal candidate will have strong experience in backend development database design and API architecture along with the ability to work collaboratively in an agile environment
Key Responsibilities
Development Design develop and maintain backend services APIs and data integrations
Architecture Contribute to scalable and modular system designs that support business and product growth
Database Management Design efficient database schemas write optimized queries and ensure data consistency and security
API Development Build and maintain RESTful or GraphQL APIs to support web and mobile applications
Code Quality Write clean maintainable and testable code following best practices and coding standards
Performance Optimization Monitor and optimize system performance ensuring low latency and high availability
Security Implement authentication authorization and data protection mechanisms
Collaboration Work closely with frontend developers DevOps engineers and product teams to deliver seamless end to end solutions
Testing and Debugging Develop unit and integration tests troubleshoot production issues and bugs
Continuous Improvement Stay current with emerging backend technologies frameworks and best practices
Required Skills and Qualifications
3 6 years of experience as a Backend Developer or similar role
Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language framework such as
Java Spring Boot
Nodejs Express NestJS
Python Django Flask FastAPI
NET Core C
Go Golang
Solid understanding of RESTful API design microservices architecture and message queues Kafka RabbitMQ
Hands on experience with databases both SQL MySQL PostgreSQL and NoSQL MongoDB Redis DynamoDB
Familiarity with cloud platforms AWS Azure or GCP and CICD pipelines
Experience with Git Docker and container orchestration Kubernetes is a plus
Strong debugging analytical and problem solving skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with event driven or serverless architectures
Familiarity with GraphQL gRPC or WebSockets
Exposure to DevOps or SRE practices
Understanding of scalability resiliency and distributed system design
Contributions to open source projects or a strong GitHub portfolio.
About Virtusa
Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.
Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.
Virtusa was founded on principles of equal opportunity for all, and so does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.