Back-end Engineer

Summary

Join doola, a dynamic company simplifying business formation and operations, and become a critical member of our backend engineering team. Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, and various databases within a microservices architecture. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions, ensuring security and maintainability. The ideal candidate possesses 3+ years of backend development experience with Java and Node.js, strong database skills, and experience with AWS. We offer a competitive compensation package and a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

• Experience : Minimum 3+ years of professional experience in backend development
• Proven experience with Java (Spring Boot or similar) and Node.js
• Hands-on experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL/MongoDB
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs (GraphQL experience a plus)
• Familiarity with AWS (EC2, RDS, S3; Lambda)
• Strong understanding of backend architecture, database optimization, and distributed systems
• Skilled in writing clean, maintainable, and testable code
• Comfortable debugging complex backend issues and identifying performance bottlenecks
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a remote-first environment
• Strong communication skills to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable working in EU or US time zones and flexible with adjusting working hours as needed to accommodate team meetings and collaboration across different time zones
• You write clean, scalable, and well-tested back-end systems with strict adherence to coding standards, ensuring performance, security, and maintainability

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for both external customers and internal systems, within our microservices architecture
• Integrate backend systems with databases (MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL) and optimize data storage and retrieval
• Develop Node.js middleware to bridge backend services with frontend applications
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver end-to-end features
• Implement and uphold security best practices to protect sensitive customer and financial data
• Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot services in AWS environments (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, etc.)
• Write automated tests (unit, integration) to ensure code reliability and maintainability
• Maintain high coding standards with clean, modular, and well-documented code

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Docker and containerized application development
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• AWS certifications or equivalent cloud experience
• Startup or high-growth company experience
• Knowledge of messaging systems or event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a dynamic and innovative company at the forefront of the industry
• Collaborative and supportive team environment with opportunities for growth and development
• Competitive compensation package with insane opportunity for growth