Backend Engineer
Core
Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and secure backend services that power digital products, including contributions to blockchain and smart contract development.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (cloud-native, API-focused)
Builds
Scalable, high-performance APIs and backend services in a cloud-native environment
Domain
Software engineering, cloud-native architecture, blockchain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, Kotlin, Python, Golang, Node.js, Ruby, Git, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, microservices, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, ELK stack, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Swagger
Preferred skills
Domain-Driven Design, Clean Architecture, SingPass, CorpPass, API gateways, service meshes, serverless computing, Ethereum, Solidity, Hyperledger
Technologies
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, ELK stack, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Kong, Istio, Apigee, AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Ethereum, Solidity, Hyperledger
Responsibilities
Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to refine user stories and translate them into technical requirements; Work with Quality Assurance engineers to ensure automated test coverage and proactively fix bugs and defects; Partner with DevOps teams to automate build, deployment, and monitoring pipelines; Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance APIs and backend services in a cloud-native environment; Implement modern software development practices, including TDD, pair programming, and CI/CD; Conduct code reviews, enforce security best practices, and ensure software craftsmanship standards; Design and document system architecture, ensuring compliance with government security and regulatory standards; Optimize and improve backend systems for scalability, observability, and reliability; Contribute to blockchain and smart contract development where applicable.