Backend Engineer

This role is primarily focused on Python-based backend development, API engineering using FastAPI, and data-intensive application design using relational and NoSQL databases. The ideal candidate will work closely with product managers, front-end engineers, QA, support, and other engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performance services. Exposure to JavaScript and React-based front-end development is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and services using Python and FastAPI.
• Build secure, well-structured, and high-performance RESTful APIs for web applications and platform integrations.
• Design and optimise data models, queries, and access layers across relational and NoSQL databases.
• Contribute to application architecture, backend modernisation, and service reliability improvements.
• Implement logging, monitoring, observability, and error-handling practices to improve operational resilience.
• Collaborate with front-end engineers and product teams to define service contracts and deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Write automated tests, participate in code reviews, and uphold engineering standards for quality, security, and maintainability.
• Support deployment pipelines, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement across engineering practices.

Requirements:

• 4 to 7 years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on backend engineering.
• Very strong expertise in Python and backend application development.
• Strong hands-on experience building APIs and backend services using FastAPI.
• Strong experience with relational databases and NoSQL databases, including data modelling and query optimisation.
• Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs and distributed services.
• Strong understanding of testing, debugging, performance tuning, and production support for backend systems.
• Experience with source control, CI/CD practices, and modern development workflows.
• Ability to work effectively in agile teams and collaborate across product, QA, and engineering functions.
• Strong communication, ownership, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good-to-have knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and modern front-end development concepts.
• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to event-driven systems, asynchronous processing, or distributed architectures.
• Experience with observability, performance tuning, and operational monitoring tools.
• Exposure to enterprise business platforms and complex data workflows.

Success Traits:

• Demonstrates strong ownership of backend reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Approaches system design thoughtfully with attention to performance, data integrity, and security.
• Collaborates effectively with front-end and cross-functional teams to deliver complete solutions.
• Stays current with evolving backend engineering practices, tools, and frameworks.

Skills

FastAPI, Python, backend