Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TruTechnologies is seeking a mid-level backend software engineer to join their small, but growing team. The role involves designing scalable server-side solutions, leading backend initiatives, and mentoring newer developers while shaping the company's technical direction.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and iterate on backend services, RESTful/GraphQL APIs, and database schemas
- Take ownership of backend architecture decisions, optimizing for performance, scalability, and reliability
- Develop and enforce best practices across our tech stack, development process, and CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate seamlessly with frontend developers, product managers, QA testers, and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end features
- Effectively juggle multiple concurrent projects, proactively reporting status and clarifying priorities
- Lead architecture sessions, conduct thorough code reviews, and mentor junior developers
- Identify and implement backend improvements for internal- and external-facing product offerings
Skills
- 3–5 years of professional backend software development experience
- Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js, Go, or C#)
- Deep experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, query optimization, and data modeling
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Solid understanding of system design, API architecture, and design patterns
- A passion for building software that solves real-world business problems
- Intellectually curious, feedback-oriented, and able to course-correct quickly
- Excellent communication skills and a team-first attitude
- Experience with Ruby on Rails is preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science is preferred, but not required
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