Job Description Critical Skills to Possess: • 5–8 years in backend development • Strong experience in microservices architecture • Experience working on production-grade systems Technical Skills • Strong programming skills in: o C++ / Go • Experience with: o REST APIs o distributed systems • Strong understanding of: o multithreading o concurrency IoT & Messaging • Experience with: o MQTT (preferred / important) o message queues / event systems • Understanding of real-time data processing Database • Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL • Experience in: o query optimization o indexing o handling large datasets Infrastructure & Deployment Awareness • Experience with: o Docker (important) • Basic understanding of: o Linux systems o networking basics (ports, connectivity) • Exposure to: o Kubernetes / K3s (good to have) o deployment environments (non-cloud setups preferred) Valuable to Have • Experience working on on-prem or edge-based systems • Exposure to self-hosted messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, EMQX, Mosquitto) • Knowledge of event-driven architecture • Exposure to hybrid systems (on-prem cloud sync)