Backend Developer
- Code Beacons Inc.
22 Hours Ago
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Mclean-VA, Richmond-VA
8-12 Years
Required Skills: Microservices, Scala, Golang, RESTful APIs, AWS, Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain microservices using Scala or Golang.
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs to support internal and external applications.
- Develop cloud-native solutions on AWS, leveraging services such as Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, and API Gateway.
- Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Optimize and troubleshoot backend services for performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Implement automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring for backend services.
- Contribute to architecture decisions, design reviews, and code reviews.
- Maintain high-quality documentation for services and APIs.
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- Key Skills;Scala or Golang and AWS
- Strong programming skills in Scala and/or Golang.
- Proven experience building RESTful APIs and working with microservices architecture.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services: Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, etc.
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of database technologies: SQL, NoSQL, and DynamoDB.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Prior experience at financial institutions is highly preferred.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues (Kafka, SQS).
- Understanding of cloud security and compliance standards.
- Experience mentoring junior developers or leading small technical teams.
