Senior Backend Developer

Summary

Join our team as a skilled Backend Developer to build and maintain the back-end services of our data platform application. This full-time, contract position is open to remote candidates within Europe. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, develop and maintain back-end services and APIs, ensure scalability and reliability, optimize applications, and integrate with front-end services. Agile development practices and continuous improvement are key aspects of this role. Staying current with industry trends and technologies is also expected. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with C#, .NET, SQL, and Azure cloud services.

Requirements

• 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)

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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)