Backend Engineer (Remote)

About the role

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services for innovative digital products. This fully remote contract role 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 following best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge‑sharing sessions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues, focusing on root‑cause analysis.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and propose innovative improvements.

Required profile

• 3+ years of proven backend development experience.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, proactive attitude.
• Ability to thrive in a fully remote, fast‑moving team.

Required skills

• Modern programming languages for backend development.
• Design and implementation of RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Relational and NoSQL databases with data modeling expertise.
• System security, authentication, and authorization best practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Containerization using Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Familiarity with event‑driven or serverless architectures.