Senior Full Stack / Back-End Engineer

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Position Overview

Senior Full Stack / Back-End Engineer

This role involves designing scalable backend systems, building efficient APIs, architecting end-to-end solutions, and mentoring teams on engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities

System Design & Architecture

• Lead and architect large-scale distributed systems using strong HLD & LLD principles.
• Design scalable backend architectures, microservices, and event-driven systems.
• Develop robust workflow orchestration solutions using

  Temporal.io

  or similar tools.
• Create secure, optimized, and maintainable system designs.

Backend Development

• Develop, optimize, and maintain

  REST APIs

  and backend services.
• Implement business logic, caching layers, middleware, and modern backend patterns.
• Integrate external services, third-party APIs, and internal microservices.
• Ensure performance optimization, security, fault tolerance, and scalability.

Full Stack Engineering

• Build SSR/SSG-based front-end features using

  Next.js

  when needed.
• Work with React-based front-end components and backend services cohesively.
• Collaborate on end-to-end technical solutions across the stack.

Database & Storage Layer

• Design normalized and denormalized database schemas.
• Optimize queries, indexing, relational models, and storage strategies.
• Work with SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Implement backup, replication, migrations, and logical data flows.

Data Structures & Algorithms

• Apply strong DS & Algo skills to optimize system performance.
• Solve complex problems through structured approaches and scalable data models.

Quality, Testing & CI/CD

• Implement unit tests, integration tests, and automation pipelines.
• Ensure code reliability through peer reviews and robust coding standards.
• Work with CI/CD workflows and DevOps tools for automated deployments.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Collaborate with product, front-end, design, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing guidance on design & architecture.
• Participate in sprint planning, architectural reviews, and technical strategy meetings.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 510+ years of experience in backend or full-stack engineering.
• Expertise in

  Next.js

  for server-side rendering and full-stack application workflows.
• Strong proficiency in designing and building

  RESTful APIs

  .
• Strong hands-on experience with

  Database Schema Design

  and query optimization.
• Proven experience in

  System Design

  ,

  HLD

  ,

  LLD

  , and microservices architecture.
• Solid understanding of

  data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving

  .
• Experience with

  Temporal workflow

  or any orchestration tools (Cadence, Airflow, Step Functions).
• Knowledge of TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, and backend frameworks.
• Strong experience with Git, CI/CD, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure is a plus).
• Ability to write clean, scalable, secure, and maintainable code.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with event-driven systems, message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS).
• Familiarity with GraphQL and API Gateway patterns.
• Experience with caching layers (Redis, Memcached).
• Exposure to containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and cloud-native design.
• Experience building distributed workflow automation systems.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.
• Strong analytical and architectural thinking.
• Ability to break complex problems into simple, scalable solutions.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, agile environments.
• Proactive, adaptable, and strong ownership mindset.