Backend Engineer (Ruby, AWS, Terraform)

Experience

: 5.00 + years

Salary

: USD 2857 / month (based on experience)

Expected Notice Period

: 15 Days

Shift

: (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST)

Opportunity Type

: Remote

Placement Type

: Full Time Contract for 3 Months(40 hrs a week/160 hrs a month)

(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - LL)What do you need for this opportunity?Must have skills required:Remote, API development, Terraform, AWS, MySQL, RubyLL is Looking for:

About The Project

The engineers will be working on enhancing a newly released data reporting andvisualisation module. The module has been in development for two years and is now in aphase where iterative improvements can deliver significant value with relatively low effort.The engineering team follows SCRUM methodologies and is well-established, consisting ofBackend, Frontend, Product, Design, and QA professionals. Engineers will be paired with abuddy for onboarding, and development processes are mature and well-documented.

The focus will be on:

• Enhancing and expanding API capabilities
• Optimising data processing and pipelines
• Improving data visualisation and reporting features
• Ensuring robust security and compliance standards
  

Must-Have Experience & Skills

Candidates must have strong technical English and be comfortable communicating withboth technical and non-technical stakeholders. They should also demonstrate:

Technical Requirements

• Ruby (5+ years) – Proficiency in backend development using Ruby
• AWS (5+ years) – Strong cloud infrastructure experience
• MySQL (5+ years) – Database design and optimisation
• Terraform (2+ years) – Infrastructure as Code experience
• API Development – Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs
• Security & Compliance Awareness – Experience working in a business following audited security practices (e.g. ISO27001)
  

Business & Collaboration Experience

• Remote Working & Collaboration (5+ years)
• SCRUM/Agile Experience (2+ years)
• Direct Interaction with Product Teams (2+ years)
• Direct Interaction with QA Teams (2+ years)
  

Soft Skills

Ability to work independently yet collaborativelyExperience working within a mature engineering cultureComfortable working in a matrix management structureStrong problem-solving skills and a user-focused mindset

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and databases
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to deliver end-to-end features
• Support data scientists in implementing data processing models
• Ensure security best practices, including data encryption and authentication/ authorisation
• Maintain and enhance AWS infrastructure using Terraform
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring high standards and maintainability
• Debug production issues across multiple layers of the stack
• Improve engineering processes, tooling, and deployment pipelines
  

Success Criteria

• Efficient Feature Delivery – Enhancing the reporting module with minimal defects
• Stable & Scalable Code – Writing tested, maintainable, and efficient backend services
• Strong Security Practices – Adhering to security standards and best practices
• Smooth CI/CD Process – Contributing to a reliable and automated deployment pipeline
  

Working Practices:

Current team of 9 consisting of Product, Design, QA, Front and Back End engineers,including Team Lead.Buddy to be provided. Onboarding well documented.

Agile development practices, with Scrum methodology.

• ○
• Daily standups (15 mins)
• Weekly backlog review (1hr)
• Weekly sprint planning (1 hr)
• Biweekly sprint demos (1 hr)
• Biweekly retros (1hr)
  

Additional Information

• Laptop & Equipment: Provided post-verification.
• Onboarding: Comprehensive onboarding process including security training and development environment setup.
• Tooling: Jira, Slack, Github, Google Workspace
  

Assessment Process

Expectation is that the client will conduct:

• CV & Code Review – Evaluating experience and relevant projects
• Initial Technical Interview (30 mins) – Focused on experience and background
• Technical Assessment – Coding assessment (1 hr)
• Final Interview with Client – Technical Assessment incl system design challenge,
  

product interaction (1.5hrs).

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