Role Description
Senior Backend Developer (Node.js + Python + AWS + Microservices)

Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Developer with robust expertise in Node.js, Python, AWS, Microservices, REST APIs, and System Design. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience designing and developing scalable, cloud-native distributed applications with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.

The candidate should also be comfortable using AI-assisted development tools (such as OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, or similar) to improve engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, enhance code quality, and accelerate software delivery.

Primary (Must-Have) Skills
Node.js
JavaScript / TypeScript
Python
Microservices Architecture
REST API Development
AWS Cloud
System Design
Express.js / NestJS / Fastify
Distributed Systems
NoSQL Databases (DynamoDB preferred)

Secondary Skills
AWS Lambda
API Gateway
DynamoDB
S3
SQS
CloudWatch
OpenSearch
Asynchronous Programming




Event-Driven Architecture
Performance Optimization
Scalability
Observability
Security Best Practices
Unit Testing
CI/CD

Valuable-to-Have Skills
AI Coding Assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Windsurf, Codeium, Tabnine)
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Redis
Kafka/RabbitMQ
GraphQL
Serverless Framework
ELK Stack
Monitoring Tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
Agile/Scrum

Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Node.js and Python.
Build cloud-native applications on AWS following best engineering practices.
Design and develop secure, scalable RESTful APIs.
Architect and implement Microservices-based distributed systems.
Participate in System Design discussions and technical architecture decisions.
Optimize application performance, scalability, observability, and cost.
Implement coding standards, securit

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