Software Development Engineer III (Backend) - Contacts
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Backend Development
● Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
● Build high-performance, reliable microservices capable of handling large-scale workloads.
● Write clean, efficient, and maintainable production-quality code.
● Develop reusable components and services following engineering best practices.
● Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to system architecture.
System Performance & Reliability
● Optimize backend services for scalability, performance, and availability.
● Troubleshoot production issues and implement sustainable solutions.
● Improve system reliability through monitoring, logging, testing, and observability.
● Participate in incident resolution and root cause analysis when required.
Collaboration
● Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and other engineers to deliver high-quality features.
● Participate in code reviews to maintain engineering standards and improve code quality.
● Share knowledge and collaborate with teammates to solve technical challenges.
● Contribute to continuous improvements in engineering practices, testing, and SDLC processes.
● 5+ years of hands-on experience in backend software development.
● Strong experience with TypeScript and Node.js.
● Candidates with strong experience in JavaScript, Go, Java, Python, C#, or similar backend technologies, and willingness to work extensively with TypeScript and Node.js, are also encouraged to apply.
● Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices.
● Strong understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
● Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including schema design and query optimization.
● Knowledge of caching strategies, asynchronous processing, and message queues.
● Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized applications.
● Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
● Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices.
● Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Sentry, ELK, or similar.
● Strong understanding of software engineering principles, testing, and debugging techniques.
● Experience working on high-scale SaaS products.
● Familiarity with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, or similar distributed systems.
● Experience optimizing backend systems for performance and scalability.
● Exposure to Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures.
● Experience working in Agile development environments.
● Strong communication and collaboration skills.
● Ability to independently design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend solutions.
● Passion for writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
● A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams.
● Focus on improving performance, scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.
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