Backend Software Engineer

A top client seeking a Backend Software Engineer to help design, build, and scale reliable backend systems that support high‑volume, mission‑critical applications. This role focuses on building services, APIs, and data integrations that power customer‑facing and internal platforms used at global scale.

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Provide deep technical expertise and thought leadership that helps accelerate adoption of the absolute best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends, and practices.
Lead and participate in medium to large-scale projects by reviewing project requirements, translating requirements into technical solutions, gathering
requested information, writing, and developing code, and conducting unit testing. Communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders.
Developing highly scalable services to process millions of requests per day and solve complex software systems problems by leveraging state-of-the-art technology.
Gaining exposure to various technologies used in Marketplace and E-commerce platforms.
Designing and developing backend microservices and APIs for web applications using JVM ecosystem (Kotlin, Java) and other languages and frameworks (Python, Go)
Collaborate with project teams and cross functional teams. Troubleshoot open issues and bug-fixes, ensuring on-time delivery and hand-offs. Interact with project manager to provide e input on project plan.
Troubleshoot business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, root cause), engaging support teams to assist in the resolution of issues. Formulate action plans, performing actions as designated in the plan. Interpret the results to determine further action, perform root cause analysis to prevent future occurrence of issues and complete online documentation.
Provide support to the business by responding to users' questions, concerns, and issues (for example, technical feasibility, implementation strategies). Facilitate resolutions and lead cross-functional partnerships.
Driving projects of high visibility across the organization.
Leading team in designing systems and apps.
Leading team projects by reviewing project requirements, translating
requirements into technical solutions while gathering requested information.
Leading the discovery phase of projects to produce high level design by
partnering with the product management, project management, and business
and user experience teams.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.