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.