Backend Services is an engineering discipline that focuses on developing and managing collection of self-contained distributed (software) and embedded (IoT, PLC/HMIs etc.) services. These services are designed to be highly available and reliable. They are built on reusable tools, adapters, common architecture and compute design patterns. They power workflows, business logic, transformation and bi-directional communication of infrastructure, data sources, data platforms and API/Edge services thereby forming core systems.
Your future duties and responsibilities:• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software
• Contribute to end-to-end solution design & development with work on the backend
• Build underlying data & service layers used by applications to interact with data stores such as MS SQL, Oracle and more.
• Participate in the design of contracts and schemas for APIs and middleware services
• Establish patterns, build component libraries, and contribute to documentation
• Embrace continuous learning in daily work on company time to work towards company paid certifications and accreditations
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field or equivalent experience
• Real-world experience developing scalable software
• Excellent understanding of the SLDC (Software Development Lifecycle) and end-to-end solution execution
• Experience with design, implementation, and consumption of API services and service-oriented architecture patterns
• Experience utilizing C# .NET and/or Python in building backend services, adapters and tools
• Experience with decoupled distributed services
• Experience in debugging and profiling applications, and improving their efficiency, scalability, and stability
• Experience working with RESTful and event-driven architectures
• Working knowledge of Azure cloud services
• Working knowledge of OpenAPI / Swagger spec
• Familiarity with modern authorization mechanisms that enable secure, role-based access
• Core programming concepts, such as algorithms and data structures
• Proficiency with Git, Azure DevOps or other CI/CD tooling
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Terraform is a plus
• Working knowledge of GraphQL and other API strategies is a plus
Tools & Technologies
• C#, .NET, ReactJS, Python, TypeScript
• Azure DevOps and GitHub
• Rush and monorepo
• GraphQL / REST
• Redis, Kafka, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Hub
• Databricks / Spark
• Delta Lake
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Azure / Cloud Infrastructure, GCP
• Airflow
• Postman, Swagger
• MS Visual Studio, VS Code (Code Editor and IDE)
• Datadog, Open Telemetry, Dapr
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Use of the term ‘engineering’ in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices engineering or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial engineering regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT engineering-related functions, but licensure from an engineering regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Engineering is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.
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