Backend Developer

Backend Developer Privacy Compliance Reporting Platform

Position Overview

We are seeking a skilled Backend Developer to join a collaborative development team building an AI-powered privacy compliance and reporting platform. This system is designed to help organizations automate and streamline privacy compliance obligations including records management audits and risk assessments.

The role focuses on designing and maintaining secure scalable backend infrastructure that supports sensitive data governance and compliance reporting. This position is ideal for a developer who is passionate about data security privacy AI-enabled systems and cloud-native architectures.

This position is 100% onsite. Temporary 3-month contract with the possibility of extension up to 5 years.

This position requires authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain backend APIs and services that enable secure data ingestion processing and compliance reporting

• Implement and optimize database schemas to store and query compliance-related data emphasizing data minimization encryption and access control

• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS including serverless architectures scalable compute resources and secure storage solutions

• Integrate AI-driven features through APIs to guide users through privacy workflows while maintaining audit trails and system transparency

• Collaborate with frontend engineers data scientists and compliance specialists to translate regulatory requirements into backend logic and microservices

• Implement security best practices including authentication authorization vulnerability scanning and protection of sensitive and personal data

• Monitor system performance troubleshoot issues and scale backend services to support growing user demand

• Participate in code reviews documentation and Agile development processes to ensure quality consistency and maintainability

Required Skills & Qualifications

Backend Development

• 3 years of experience with server-side languages such as Python (preferred) Java or Go

• Strong experience building RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs and microservices architectures (e.g. Express Flask Spring Boot)

Database Expertise

• Hands-on experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB DynamoDB)

• Strong skills in database design indexing optimization and ORM tools (e.g. SQLAlchemy Sequelize)

• Experience with data warehousing for reporting (e.g. Redshift) is a plus

AWS & Cloud Infrastructure

• Solid experience with AWS services such as EC2 Lambda S3 VPC IAM and CloudWatch

• Familiarity with AWS security tools (KMS GuardDuty)

• Experience using infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation

Security & Compliance

• Familiarity with data privacy frameworks such as GDPR CCPA or similar regulations

• Experience implementing secure coding practices aligned with OWASP standards

• Hands-on experience protecting sensitive or regulated data is highly desirable

Additional Technical Skills

• Version control using Git

• Containerization with Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes

• CI/CD pipelines (e.g. AWS CodePipeline)

• Basic understanding of AI/ML integrations (e.g. API-based model usage SageMaker)

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities

• High attention to detail and commitment to data security

• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional interdisciplinary teams

• Clear communication skills for documenting technical decisions and explaining complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

• Prior experience working on compliance-focused platforms data governance tools or SaaS products is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI-assisted systems or privacy/data governance platforms

• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Developer AWS Certified Database Specialist or CISSP