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As a Backend Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering resilient and sustainable software projects from design to implementation and rollout. You will contribute to the development and maintenance of scalable software products and assist in integrating them with cloud services. You will gain exposure to distributed systems, event-driven architectures (EDA), NoSQL databases, and domain-driven design (DDD) principles. This individual contributor role offers the opportunity to learn and apply best practices in software development, unit testing, deployment, and monitoring in a production environment. 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Adopt best practices set by the team.\nImplement Unit Tests and Best Practices: Write unit tests for new features to ensure reliability and maintainability. Apply best practices in software development.\nEngage in Agile Processes: Participate in planning sessions, stand-ups, and retrospectives with the development team, engineering manager, and product manager.\nDevelop and Support APIs: Design and implement APIs that will be consumed by other teams, ensuring they are robust and scalable.\nCloud Integration: Implement and integrate cloud solutions, preferably on AWS, leveraging serverless architectures.\nWork with Distributed Systems and EDA: Assist in building scalable and resilient distributed systems using event-driven architecture patterns.\nUtilize NoSQL Databases: Design, implement, and manage data storage solutions using NoSQL databases like DynamoDB.\nApply Domain-Driven Design (DDD): Apply domain-driven design principles to model complex business domains effectively.\nMentorship: May mentor new hires, interns, or more junior engineers, helping them develop their skills.\nContinuous Improvement: Proactively seek feedback, engage in personal growth, and contribute to team development. 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