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Sr Backend Dev Engineer

Karachi
Lahore
On-site
full-time
contract

Job Description

The Sr. Dev Engineer (BE) is responsible for the system to work behind the scenes. Their role is to integrate the application with all required systems and services and provide clean and easy to use API for the frontend part of the system. Although their work is usually hidden from the user they bear full responsibility for the application functionality, performance and scalability. They know how to write clean modern APIs, integrate with legacy systems and work with databases.

Key Responsibilities

Works within a multidisciplinary team or in an environment in which multidisciplinary teamwork is carried out.

Is primarily responsible for the production (or technical configuration) of software applications.

The range of tasks includes the following:

the analysis and design of the application (or the technical configuration).

coding applications and/or package integration in one programming languages, scripting languages and frameworks:

Java Spring Boot, NodeJS, etc., functional programming in Scala )

Object-Oriented programing and engineering principles like SOLID

Autonomous services oriented RESTful API services and performance tuning largescale apps

Database systems, with knowledge of SQL and NoSQL stores (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Couchbase, etc.)

Integrate with JavaScript frameworks, such as React, Angular JS, etc... is a plus

Continuous Delivery (Compile, Build, Package, Deploy).

Test-Driven Development (TDD) and test automation (e.g. regression, functional and integration tests); debugging and profiling.

software configuration management and version control.

Be an active participant in grooming and planning, to ensure that acceptance criteria are clear

Sit together with designers, SMEs and Product Owner while user stories are developed, bringing input

Work in an agile/scrum environment, meeting sprint commitments and contributing to the agile process

Maintain traceability of testing activities

Develops the IT product, performs the unit test in line with the customer's wishes and IT area's internal ambitions and reviews colleagues' IT products.

Designs, builds and tests IT products (functional, performance, resilience and security tests) and automates them.

Performs Life Cycle Management (including decommissioning) for IT products under management

Improves the Continuous Delivery process

Resolves incidents and problems relating to IT products under management (including stack)

Sets up the IT environment, deploys the IT product on the IT infrastructure and implements the required changes

Sets up monitoring of IT product usage by the customer

Uses his/her technical expertise and experience to contribute to all sprint events (planning, refinements, retrospectives, demos)

Consults with the team about what is needed to fulfil the functional and non-functional requirements of the IT product to be developed

Requirements

Experience as a backend developer in common languages and frameworks (Java Spring Boot, NodeJS, etc.), functional programming in Scala

Deep knowledge of Object-Oriented programing and engineering principles like SOLID

Significant experience writing and utilizing autonomous services oriented with RESTful API services and performance tuning largescale apps

Experience with database systems, with knowledge of SQL and NoSQL stores (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Couchbase, etc.)

Experience integrating with JavaScript frameworks, such as React, Angular JS, etc... is a plus

Ability to write effective units, integration, and API tests

Nice to have knowledge of immutable infrastructure, infrastructure automation and provisioning tools

Strong understanding of Agile methodologies

Experience as a Developer on a cross-functional agile team preferred

Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions

Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply

Utilizes team collaboration to create innovative solutions efficiently

Passionate about technology and excited about the impact of emerging/disruptive technologies

Wants to unleash inner self-starter and work in an environment that fosters entrepreneurial minds

Believing in culture of brutal transparency and trust

Open to learning new ideas outside scope of knowledge

Job Details

Location

Karachi, Lahore

Work Type

On-site

Schedule

full-time, contract

Status

Active Hiring