Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services - Backend API Developer - Java/Python

Description

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs for various applications.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Optimize application performance and ensure scalability, reliability, and security of backend services.
• Integrate APIs with databases, third-party services, and other internal systems.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.
• Implement automated testing, debugging, and performance tuning for backend components.
• Maintain API documentation for internal and external developers.
  

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in backend programming languages such as Node.js, Python, Java, or Go.
• Strong experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs and GraphQL services.
• Hands-on experience with databases (SQL MySQL/PostgreSQL, and/or NoSQL MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Knowledge of API authentication & authorization (OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys).
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) for API hosting and deployment.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Familiarity with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Knowledge of caching strategies (Redis, Memcached) for high-performance APIs