Senior Backend Engineer
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Designs, builds, and maintains scalable backend services and APIs for data-intensive products, while owning database architecture, SQL performance tuning, and operational monitoring. Core stack is dotnet with SQL Server/PostgreSQL/MySQL, cloud platforms, and AI-assisted development tools like Copilot, Cursor, and Claude.
Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power data-intensive products
- Own database architecture — schema design, indexing strategy, backup/restore procedures, and high availability across environments
- Monitor scheduled jobs, workflows, and alerts; proactively diagnose and resolve issues before they impact users
- Perform SQL performance tuning and query optimization to keep systems fast at scale
- Integrate AI tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude) into your daily development and troubleshooting workflow to accelerate delivery
- Automate operational tasks through scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Collaborate with data and product teams to translate requirements into robust, well-tested backend systems
What we're looking for
- 4+ years in backend engineering with significant hands-on database administration experience (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL)
- Strong proficiency building backend services with dotnet
- Deep expertise in database internals — execution plans, indexing, partitioning, replication, and disaster recovery
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design, service architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience with job scheduling systems, alerting pipelines, and observability tooling
- Strong scripting skills for automation (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)