Associate Backend Developer

Key Role & Responsibility:

Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs that power the platform, ensuring reliability, performance, and security:

• 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 Needed

• At least 2 years of experience in backend software development and building scalable, reliable applications.

• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language: Python, Node.js, or Java.

• Hands-on experience developing RESTful APIs, backend services, and integrating systems.

• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including writing queries, basic query optimisation, and maintaining data integrity.

• Basic understanding of message queues, event-driven architectures, and system integration.

• Familiarity with software design patterns, backend application architecture, and secure coding practices.

• Hands-on experience developing or deploying applications on AWS.

• Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience using GitLab, version control, and CI/CD pipelines, with an understanding of Agile software development practices.

• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively within a development team.