Back End Developer Jobs at NEWNOP in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Job Overview

Back End Developer

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and front-end developers to understand project requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient backend solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain server-side applications, APIs, and databases to support our software applications.
• Write clean, well-structured, and maintainable code using industry best practices and coding standards.
• Optimize backend applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Perform thorough testing and debugging of backend systems to identify and resolve issues, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate frontend applications with backend systems, ensuring seamless data flow and functionality.
• Ensure proper security measures are implemented in backend systems to protect sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members to maintain code quality and promote continuous improvement.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in backend development, and propose innovative ideas to enhance our products.
• Document the design, implementation, and maintenance processes of backend systems.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to deploy and monitor backend applications in production environments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Proven experience as a Backend Developer or similar role.
• Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages, such as JavaScript, .NET, Laravel & Node.js.
• Strong understanding of software development principles, algorithms, and data structures.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).
• Familiarity with web frameworks and technologies will be a plus (e.g., Swagger, Flask, Ruby on Rails).
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and web services integration.
• Understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development methodologies.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of message queuing systems (e.g., Apache Kafka).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization of backend systems.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to facilitate effective collaboration with front-end developers.

Note:

The above job description is a general outline of responsibilities and qualifications typically associated with the Backend Developer role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and additional tasks may be assigned based on business needs.

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