Lead Back End Developer

Key Responsibilities

Design & Development

• Design and develop scalable microservices for a cloud-native SaaS platform
• Build and maintain robust and secure RESTful APIs
• Optimize services for performance, observability, and security in a multi-tenant architecture

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead architectural discussions and decisions
• Conduct regular code reviews and mentor junior developers
• Collaborate closely with frontend, DevOps, QA, and product teams to deliver high-quality features

DevOps & Best Practices

• Ensure adherence to coding standards, security practices, and DevSecOps principles
• Drive CI/CD pipeline improvements and containerization best practices
• Maintain system reliability and performance through monitoring and optimization

Must-Have Skills

• Node.js (ES6+), Express.js
• Microservices, SaaS architecture
• RESTful API design and security
• Kafka, RabbitMQ, or NATS
• SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Caching strategies, query optimization
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP (S3, Pub/Sub, etc.)
• CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, Git
• Strong knowledge of design patterns, clean code practices, and system scalability
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the insurance or financial domain
• Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack
• Experience implementing API Gateways and access control models (RBAC/ABAC)