Description

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to build resilient, cloud-native services powering customer-facing and store-operational applications, within a distributed, output-based delivery team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs
• Build and maintain event-driven, microservices-based systems on GCP
• Own data modelling and persistence across relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL/analytical stores (Firestore, BigQuery)
• Implement caching strategies (Memorystore) and edge/security configurations (Cloudflare)
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (GitHub Actions, Terraform)
• Support cloud migration and modernisation initiatives
• Ensure observability, monitoring, and production support in line with agreed SLAs
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, QA, and product/engineering leads within a cross-functional squad

Required Tech Stack

• Languages: TypeScript, Node.js; Go (working knowledge)
• Cloud & Infrastructure: GCP — Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, GCS
• Data: PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Firestore / MongoDB Atlas
• Caching: Memorystore
• CDN / Security: Cloudflare
• CI/CD & IaC: GitHub Actions, Terraform
• Testing: Jest, Vitest

Experience & Qualifications

• 4–8 years backend engineering experience, ideally with retail/e-commerce systems
• Strong grounding in microservices, API design, and event-driven patterns (Pub/Sub or equivalent)
• Experience with cloud migrations and modernisation of legacy systems is a strong plus
• Familiarity with distributed/nearshore delivery models
• Strong written and spoken English for cross-team collaboration

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate