Senior Backend Developer

As a Senior Backend Developer at ShyftLabs, you will work closely with our cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and stakeholders, to create user-centric and visually appealing designs for our digital solutions. You will be responsible for developing and delivering high-quality user interfaces and user experiences that meet our clients' needs and exceed their expectations.

ShyftLabs is a rapidly growing data product company that specializes in creating digital solutions for Fortune 500 companies across various industries. We are looking for a talented and experienced Backend Developer to join our team and help us continue to deliver innovative solutions that help accelerate business growth.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and architect scalable, high-performance backend systems.

• Lead the development of system architecture, including high-level and low-level design (HLD/LLD).

• Ensure that the system design adheres to industry best practices and principles, such as microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.

• Develop and optimize backend components, including APIs, databases, and server-side logic.

• Implement best practices for security, performance, and scalability in backend development.

• Monitor and optimize system performance, ensuring low latency and high availability.

• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to ensure system health and quick troubleshooting.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, product managers, and DevOps, to deliver end-to-end solutions.

• Help set and maintain high coding standards within the team.

Basic Qualifications:

• Should have past experience from a Fintech, AdTech or Product companies

• Strong Java skills with a minimum of 4 years of experience.

• At least 1+ year of experience in Kotlin.

• Experience with Spring, Springboot and Microservices.

• Experience with GraphQL for efficient data querying and API development.

• Familiarity with relational databases like Postgres and ORM frameworks such as Hibernate.

• Should have hands on experience with coding skills and system design experience.

• Experience working with MongoDB for NoSQL database management and Kafka for event-driven architecture and message streaming.

• Familiarity with Cloud.