Backend Engineer – Remote

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