Backend Developer
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Backend Developer
Position: Backend Developer
Job Type: FullTime Remote
Location: Philippines or South Africa
Working Hours: Fulltime with overlap during 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Central Time (CT)
Salary Range: $1000 $1300/month
Type of Contract: Independent Contractor
About the Role:
We re hiring a backend developer to join a highownership engineering team building a new SaaS social platform from scratch. You ll be responsible for designing and maintaining the backend infrastructure working directly with the founder to create robust and scalable services.
Key Responsibilities:
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Build and maintain backend systems using / NestJS or Python / FastAPI.
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Design scalable APIs and integrate with thirdparty services including OpenAI/LLM APIs vector databases realtime messaging and payment gateways.
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Own the backend architecture deployment monitoring and optimization.
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Collaborate with frontend developers QA testers and other stakeholders.
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Participate in daily Zoom standups weekly sprint planning and async updates via Slack and Notion.
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Solve backend issues independently and suggest architectural improvements.
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Occasionally handle urgent hotfixes on weekends if critical issues arise.
Requirements:
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5 years of experience in backend development with consumerfacing or hightraffic platforms.
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Strong experience with / NestJS or Python / FastAPI.
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Deep understanding of REST APIs databases authentication and cloud deployments.
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Fluent in English (written and verbal) with strong collaboration skills.
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Able to work independently and handle earlystage infrastructure challenges.
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Must be located in the Philippines or South Africa and available to work during CT hours.
NicetoHave:
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AWS or Google Cloud certifications (Developer Associate Solutions Architect etc..
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Experience integrating AI tools messaging systems or payments in production environments.
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Prior experience building backend systems for earlystage startups.
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Business Intelligence
- Bidding
- Accounts Assistant Credit Control
- Account Development
- Content Development
- Lab Testing
