The Senior Backend Developer will manage back-end services and APIs, optimizing applications, collaborating with teams, and reviewing code while staying updated on industry trends.
We are seeking a skilled Backend Developer to handle the back end of our data platform application. The ideal candidate will have experience in navigating an ever-changing landscape, espousing agile development practices, and the ability to effectively integrate front-end components.
Note: this role is a full-time, contract position, open to remote candidates within Europe.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.
- Develop and maintain back-end services and APIs that power our web applications.
- Ensure the scalability and reliability of back-end services.
- Optimize applications for maximum speed and efficiency.
- Integrate back-end components with front-end services.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of the development process.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
Qualifications:
- Proficiency in server-side languages such as C# and .NET framework (5+ years).
- Strong understanding of SQL and database management (5+ years).
- Experience with version control systems such as Git (5+ years).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in an agile environment.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Experience with message brokers such as Kafka and RabbitMQ (3+ years).
- Experience with cloud services, specifically Azure (5+ years).
Nice to have:
- Understanding of microservices architecture (2+ years).
- Experience with DevOps practices and tools (1+ years).
- Experience with other SQL and NoSQL databases (2+ years).
- Experience working with high-throughput data pipelines, such as with Spark/Airflow (3+years).
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Top Skills
.Net
Airflow
Azure
C#
DevOps
Git
Kafka
Microservices
NoSQL
RabbitMQ
Spark
SQL
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