Backend Engineer (Remote)

About the role

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend services that power innovative digital products. This fully remote contract position offers the chance to work alongside top‑tier engineers in a fast‑paced, expert environment.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance backend services and APIs.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and robust solutions.
• Optimize systems for reliability, security, and efficiency.
• Write clean, well‑documented, and thoroughly tested code.
• Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge‑sharing sessions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and propose innovative ideas.

Required profile

• 3+ years of proven backend development experience.
• Strong ability to work independently in a fully remote team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• RESTful API design
• Microservices architecture
• Relational and NoSQL databases
• Data modeling
• System security, authentication, and authorization
• Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Event‑driven or serverless architectures
• CI/CD pipelines
• Automated testing frameworks