M06 - Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• 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 capabilities.

• Troubleshoot application and integration issues to ensure reliability and performance.

• Work closely with frontend engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to deliver technical solutions.

• Implement authentication, authorisation, and security best practices.

• Support testing, deployment, and production operations.

• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code and participate in peer reviews.

• Maintain technical documentation and system design artefacts.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

• Support knowledge sharing across the project team.

Experience & Skills

• Experience in backend software development and enterprise-grade applications.

• Strong programming proficiency in at least one of: Python, Node.js, or Java.

• Experience designing RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend integration services.

• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including query optimisation and data integrity.

• Experience with message queues, event-driven architectures, and system integration.

• Knowledge of software design patterns, enterprise application architecture, and secure coding.

• Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS.

• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development.

• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.