Backend Engineer
Summary
Design and build scalable backend services, APIs, and microservices in Python, Node.js, or Java, integrating systems and databases while ensuring security and reliability on AWS.
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.