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Duties and Responsibilities
Backend Architecture & System Design
- Architect scalable, secure, and highly available backend systems capable of supporting complex business workflows and high user volumes.
- Design data models, storage strategies, and integration patterns that ensure optimal performance and maintainability.
- Evaluate and recommend backend frameworks, technologies, and tools aligned with project requirements and long-term scalability.
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API & Service Development
- Develop, maintain, and enhance RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs that interface with web and mobile applications.
- Ensure APIs are robust, well-documented, versioned appropriately, and optimized for performance.
- Implement microservices where applicable, ensuring modularity, reliability, and ease of deployment.
Database Management & Optimization
- Work with both relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis) databases to design efficient data storage solutions.
- Optimize queries, monitor database health, and troubleshoot performance issues.
- Implement backup, replication, and database security best practices.
Integration & Third-Party Services
- Integrate systems with external APIs, payment gateways, authentication providers, and other third-party services.
- Manage API authentication flows (OAuth, JWT, etc.) to ensure secure and seamless communication.
Code Quality, Testing & Documentation
- Write clean, maintainable, well-structured code following industry best practices.
- Conduct unit, integration, and automated tests to ensure code stability and reliability.
- Participate in peer code reviews and enforce quality standards across the development team.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation including architecture diagrams, API references, and deployment guides.
Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Monitor system performance using logging, profiling, and analytics tools.
- Diagnose bottlenecks, debug system failures, and implement fixes to ensure smooth operation.
- Continuously refine system performance through caching, load balancing, and resource optimization.
Collaboration & Cross-Functional Support
- Collaborate closely with frontend, mobile, QA, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end features.
- Support the deployment process, troubleshoot issues across environments, and stabilize releases.
- Provide technical insights during planning, grooming, and architecture discussions.
Security & Compliance
- Implement and maintain strong security practices such as encryption, secure authentication, rate limiting, and data protection.
- Identify and resolve vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
- Conduct regular security audits and participate in threat modeling sessions.
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Stay updated on emerging backend technologies, tools, and best practices.
- Proactively suggest improvements to architecture, processes, and workflows.
- Mentor junior developers and contribute to building a strong engineering culture.
Key Requirement Skills And Qualification
- Degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
- A minimum of 7 years’ experience in backend development for web and mobile applications
- Demonstrated proficiency with open-source web and mobile development technologies (e.g., node.js, python, php, ruby, go, etc.)
- Strong experience designing and building scalable backend architectures
- Understanding of relational and nosql databases (e.g., mysql, postgresql, mongodb)
- Experience with api development (rest, graphql), microservices, and service-oriented architecture
- Solid understanding of ci/cd pipelines, cloud platforms (e.g., aws, azure, gcp), and containerization technologies (docker, kubernetes)
- Familiarity with security best practices and performance optimization techniques
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HOW TO APPLY
If you meet the above qualifications, skills and experience share CV on jobs@britesmanagement.com
Interviews will be carried out on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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