Responsibilities Back-End Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance server-side applications and APIs, ensuring efficient integration with front-end and third-party systems. System Integration: Work with third-party services and APIs (e. g., Salesforce, SAP ERP, payment gateways, CRM systems) to ensure smooth and reliable data flow and synchronization. API Development: Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices that integrate with various internal and external systems. Data Management: Implement and manage data storage solutions, including relational and non-relational databases, ensuring efficient data retrieval and processing. Collaboration: Work closely with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic and collaborate with DevOps teams for deployment and performance monitoring. Optimization: Ensure the performance, security, and scalability of applications, optimizing code for speed and efficiency. Security: Implement security best practices to protect user data and prevent vulnerabilities, with particular focus on secure API design and data privacy. Testing and Debugging: Write unit tests, and integration tests, and perform debugging to maintain high-quality code. Continuously monitor and improve the robustness and reliability of the system. Agile Development: Participate in Agile/Scrum processes, attending sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. Ensure timely delivery of backend services. Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with the latest backend development trends, technologies, and best practices. Requirements Core Backend Technologies: Strong proficiency in Java (Spring, Spring Boot), Node.js, or Go Experience with microservices and API-first design. Database Expertise: Solid experience working with both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and relational databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis). System Integration: Experience integrating with large, complex third-party systems, including but not limited to Salesforce, SAP ERP, CRM platforms, and other enterprise applications. API Design & Development: Expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs and Web Services(SOAP, REST), with a deep understanding of API authentication, authorization, and versioning. Cloud & DevOps: Experience deploying applications to cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines. Security & Data Privacy: Strong understanding of security practices, including OAuth, JWT, and general web application security, with a focus on protecting sensitive data and compliance with standards like GDPR. Scalability & Performance: Knowledge of techniques to optimize the performance and scalability of backend systems, such as caching strategies (Redis, Memcached), load balancing, and horizontal scaling. Version Control: Proficiency with code versioning, branching, and merging in collaborative development environments. Testing & Quality: Experience with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit, Mocha, orJUnit5 and a strong focus on writing testable, maintainable code. Microservices & Distributed Systems: Experience in building and maintaining distributed systems and services using a microservices architecture. Integration Tools: Familiarity with ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)tools, middleware, and integration patterns for communicating with third-party systems and services. Message Queues & Event-Driven Systems: Experience working with message brokers likeRabbitMQ, Kafka, orSQSfor asynchronous communication in distributed systems. Team Collaboration: Strong ability to collaborate in an Agile development environment, working with front-end developers, product managers, and other team members. Preferred Experience withGraphQLand designing flexible, efficient data querying systems. Exposure toServerless architectures(AWS Lambda, Azure Functions). Knowledge of server-side rendering (SSR)or working withNext.js on the back end. Understanding of CI/CD processes and tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI). Familiarity with event sourcing and CQRS patterns in distributed systems. Experience in the ASAS domain or with multi-tenant applications. Soft Skills Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and think critically to find efficient solutions. Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams. This job was posted by Mohankumar P from Zumen Software India.