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Backend Engineer – Remote
YO IT Consulting
Job description
About the role
We are looking for a Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend systems for innovative digital products. The role is fully remote and offers the chance to work with top‑tier engineers in a dynamic, expert environment.
Key responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs with high performance.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally to translate business needs into technical specifications and impactful backend solutions.
- Optimize backend systems for reliability, security, and efficiency to ensure seamless user experiences.
- Write clean, well‑documented, and thoroughly tested code following best engineering practices.
- Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge‑sharing sessions with fellow engineers.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve backend issues in production, focusing on root‑cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to architecture discussions and decisions, bringing innovative ideas and a solutions‑oriented mindset.
Required profile
- Minimum 3 years of proven backend development experience using modern programming languages.
- Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
- Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases and data modeling principles.
- Deep understanding of system security, authentication, and authorization best practices.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, fully remote expert team.
Required skills
- Modern backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js)
- RESTful API design
- Microservices architecture
- Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)
- NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB)
- Data modeling
- System security, authentication, authorization
- Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
- CI/CD pipelines
- Automated testing frameworks
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