Backend Engineer ( Contract )

Job Responsibility Backend Services and Microservices Design and develop scalable, maintainable and secure backend services, APIs and integration components. Design and implement scalable microservices and distributed systems Integrate with upstream and downstream systems, devices and data sources. Manage and optimise relational and non-relational databases, including schema design, query optimisation and data integrity.

Develop data processing, transformation and analytics services. Implement application monitoring, logging and observability features to support system reliability and operational troubleshooting. Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues, and support testing, deployment and production operations activities.

Implement authentication, authorisation and other security best practices in backend systems. Work closely with frontend engineers, data teams and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions. Write clean, well-documented and testable code, participate in peer code reviews, and maintain technical documentation and system design artefacts.

Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-up and retrospectives, and support knowledge sharing across the project team. Job Requirement Experience in backend software development and building enterprise-grade applications. Strong programming proficiency in at least one of Python, Node.js or Java.

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