Backend API Developer

Urgent position of BackEnd API Developer (Only local)

Location: Atlanta GA (Onsite)

Years of Experience: 15 Years

Job Summary

• Seeking a Backend API Developer to design develop and maintain scalable secure and high performance backend services and APIs.
• Focus on building cloud native applications using:
  • (NestJS)
  • Python
• Applications deployed in Kubernetes based cloud environments.
• Work with enterprise and NoSQL databases (DB2 and MongoDB).
• Ensure strong security controls and high code quality through automated testing and best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services using:
  • with NestJS
  • Python
• Build and operate cloud native microservices for Kubernetes deployment.
• Develop and optimize database integrations with:
  • DB2
  • MongoDB
• Implement secure authentication and authorization using:
  • OAuth 2.0
  • JWT
• Apply OWASP secure coding standards across applications.
• Write clean maintainable and well documented code.
• Create and maintain automated testing including:
  • Unit tests
  • Integration tests
  • API tests
• Collaborate with DevOps frontend and architecture teams.
• Participate in:
  • System design reviews
  • Code reviews
  • Architectural discussions
• Troubleshoot and debug services to improve:
  • Performance
  • Scalability
  • Reliability
• Support CI/CD pipelines and production readiness activities.

Project Delivery Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in:
  • System planning
  • Technical design reviews
  • Project coordination with IT teams
• Estimate development efforts and maintain technical documentation.
• Ensure compliance with:
  • SDLC standards
  • Change Management policies
• Communicate system changes and their impact on:
  • Business processes
  • Dependent systems
• Manage multiple development assignments while ensuring:
  • Timely delivery
  • High quality output

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent professional experience.
• 3 5 years of professional API development experience in enterprise environments.
• Experience contributing to or leading major system projects.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical problem solving and decision making skills.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum teams.

Required Qualifications

• Strong backend development experience with:
  • and NestJS
  • Python
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes concepts including:
  • Pods
  • Services
  • Deployments
  • Secrets
  • ConfigMaps
• Hands on experience with:
  • MongoDB
  • DB2 or other enterprise relational databases
• Proficiency in:
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
• Experience with automated testing tools:
  • JUnit
  • Jest
  • Postman
• Familiarity with Git based source control systems.
• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.

Security & Compliance Skills

• Hands on experience implementing:
  • OAuth 2.0
  • JWT based authentication and authorization
• Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
• Experience securing APIs and backend services in cloud environments.
• Ability to identify and remediate common security vulnerabilities.

Preferred / Nice to Have Qualifications

• Experience with messaging systems such as:
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
• Experience deploying applications on:
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
• Experience with observability tools:
  • Centralized logging
  • Metrics
  • Tracing
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.
• Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments.