AI Summary
Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for product features with a focus on reliability, performance, and security. Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and QA to translate product requirements into robust technical solutions. Contribute to engineering best practices and scalable architecture decisions.
Key Highlights
Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs
Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Contribute to engineering best practices
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Fully remote role
Flexible work culture
Distributed engineering teams
Opportunity to own product-ready features end-to-end
Learning-focused environment with mentorship
Job Description
About The Opportunity
A technology-driven product company in the Cloud Communications / B2B SaaS sector building scalable backend services that power multi-tenant SaaS products and real-time systems. We design secure, high-throughput APIs and resilient data platforms to support global customers and fast-growing product roadmaps.
Primary job title (optimized): Backend Engineer
Role & Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for product features with a focus on reliability, performance, and security.
- Own end-to-end development for backend components: API design, data modelling, business logic, testing, and deployment.
- Build and optimize data access layers and caching strategies to meet low-latency SLAs for high-concurrency traffic.
- Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and QA to translate product requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Implement observability, logging, and automated alerts; diagnose and resolve production incidents and performance bottlenecks.
- Contribute to engineering best practices: code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, documentation, and scalable architecture decisions.
Must-Have
- Node.js
- Python
- RESTful APIs
- Microservices
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- GraphQL
- Proven experience building backend services for product/SaaS companies and shipping customer-facing features.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, system design, and security best practices.
- Comfortable working remotely across time zones and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Fully remote role with flexible work culture and distributed engineering teams.
- Opportunity to own product-ready features end-to-end and influence technical roadmap.
- Learning-focused environment with mentorship, code reviews, and emphasis on engineering excellence.