Description

Job Title: Backend Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Backend Engineer with at least 5+ years of experience in building and maintaining customer-facing APIs and integrating with payment providers. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in backend technologies, cloud infrastructure, and event-driven systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure APIs for customer-facing applications.
• Integrate and manage payment provider solutions to support business transactions.
• Develop and optimize backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Work with Python for scripting, automation, and backend services.
• Design and maintain relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL.
• Deploy and manage applications on AWS, utilizing ECS, CloudFormation (CFT), Cognito, and Lambda.
• Implement and maintain event-driven architecture using Kafka.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system reliability, security, and scalability.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot for backend development.
• Experience working with Python for backend tasks and automation.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and database optimization techniques.
• Hands-on experience with AWS ECS, CloudFormation (CFT), Cognito, and Lambda.
• Expertise in working with Kafka for event-driven architecture.
• Experience with designing and maintaining secure, scalable, and high-performance APIs.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Exposure to Salesforce (events, flows, REST API integrations).
• Experience with PubSub gRPC for microservices communication.
• Knowledge of Stripe and Plaid for payment processing and financial data integration.

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