Backend Engineer

Duration: One (1) year

Commencement: October 2026

Key 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 features to support system reliability and operational troubleshooting.

● Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues to ensure service reliability and performance.

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

● Implement authentication, authorisation and other security best practices in backend systems.

● Support testing, deployment and production operations activities.

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

● Maintain technical documentation and system design artefacts.

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

● Collaborate effectively with team members to deliver solutions and support knowledge sharing across the project team.

Experience & Skills Required

● Experience in backend software development and building enterprise-grade applications.

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

● Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, microservices and backend integration services.

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

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

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

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

● Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

● Experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines and Agile software development practices.

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

Pay: $6,500.00 - $7,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person