Back End Engineer

BackEnd Engineer

Position: Backend Engineer

Experience: 4–6 Years

Team: Product Development

Role Level: Engineer

About the Role

The BackEnd Engineer builds the Product backend services - Go microservices using the Echo framework that power the products. The engineer works across streams to extend framework components and deliver scalable, maintainable backend solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Feature and Tech Implementations - Develop, test, and deliver backend tasks for components identified as part of task breakdown and estimation. This includes enhancing frameworks components, building Product-BFF REST APIs, and implementing microservice features across tracking, document, and integration streams.

Tech Support - Provide installation, configuration, and operational support for backend services deployed within the demo and customer non-prod Kubernetes clusters.

Task Breakdown & Estimation - Collaborate with Leads and other Engineers to prepare work breakdown structures and provide backend-specific task plans and estimates.

Team Coordination - Participate in daily standups, sprint planning, and cross-stream sync meetings to ensure backend deliverables align with frontend timelines. Coordinate with QA for backend test strategies and integration testing.

Collaboration & Reporting - Track progress in OpenProject/Jira (or similar tracking tools) and provide daily/weekly status updates. Ensure transparency around backend blockers, dependencies, and risks.

Operations & Reviews - Participate in project reviews and ensure backend services comply with overall product goals.

Reviews & Feedback - Perform peer code reviews on backend pull requests and follow up on feedback to ensure quality standards are met.

Issue Triage & Problem Resolution - Assist in triaging backend bugs, performance issues, and service failures identified during testing and production support.

Backlog Management & Grooming - Attend backlog grooming sessions with Product Owners, Architects, and Leads to understand technical requirements and scope for backend work.

Required Skills

Back-End Technologies: Strong hands-on experience with Go and the Echo framework. Experience building REST APIs and microservices.

Persistence Technologies: Experience with PostgreSQL (including graph capabilities) for relational data modeling and query optimization.

Integration Technologies: Strong proficiency in API/REST design and integration; experience with Temporal (or similar) for workflow orchestration and notifications.

DevOps Practice: Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI) and containerised deployments (Docker, Kubernetes).

Tools Proficiency: Proficiency with Git and project management tools.

Systems Design: Working understanding of microservices architecture, service-to-service communication, and distributed systems patterns.

Preferred Skills

Experience with S3-compatible object storage integration.

Familiarity with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch for search indexing and RBAC-protected search.

Experience with observability patterns (logging, metrics, distributed tracing).

Experience working on product development or SaaS platform projects.

Experience with working knowledge of OAuth2/OIDC authentication flows and JWT token handling