Job Title: Back-end / Platform Engineer
Location: Brazil (Remote)
Contract Type: Contract
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain data-driven APIs using GraphQL and REST.
• Build and optimize backend services interacting with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Design and manage GraphQL schemas, resolvers, and API performance.
• Implement API security, versioning, and governance best practices.
• Deploy and manage services using container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS or OCI) to build scalable and reliable systems.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application and database performance.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to system design decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices within the engineering team.
Required Skills & Experience
• 6+ years of software engineering or backend development experience.
• Strong experience with API development (GraphQL and REST).
• Solid understanding of database design and optimization (SQL & NoSQL).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or OCI).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in at least one backend language: Node.js, Java (Spring Boot), or Python.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to design scalable systems.
• Familiarity with API security, versioning, and monitoring tools.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in a distributed team environment.