Job Description

We are seeking a

skilled and performance-minded Backend Engineer

to support and evolve our distributed system of over

100 microservices

, built primarily with

.NET Core

and

PostgreSQL

. The ideal candidate has deep experience in backend development, service-to-service communication, and infrastructure-level tools like

Envoy Proxy

,

service mesh

, and

observability platforms

. You will work closely with DevOps, QA, and frontend teams to ensure high availability, scalability, and maintainability of our services.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance backend microservices using

.NET Core/C#

. Integrate and manage

Envoy Proxy

for routing, load balancing, retries, and circuit breaking. Implement distributed tracing, logging, and metrics for observability using tools like

OpenTelemetry

,

Prometheus

, and

Grafana

. Optimize service-to-service communication and database access to reduce latency and improve throughput. Write scalable SQL queries and optimize PostgreSQL usage, indexing, and connection handling. Contribute to service discovery, dynamic routing, and rollout strategies (e.g., blue/green, canary). Collaborate with QA to improve testability and traceability in a distributed system. Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to best practices for microservices at scale. Maintain CI/CD integration pipelines and ensure backend services deploy reliably. Troubleshoot and debug production issues using logs, traces, metrics, and profiling tools.

Requirements

5+ years of backend development experience, including 2+ years in a microservices environment. Strong hands-on experience with

.NET Core

(C#) and

PostgreSQL

. Proficient in

Envoy Proxy

, including configuration for routing, retries, circuit breakers, and observability. Experience with distributed tracing, metrics, and log aggregation tools (e.g., Jaeger, Prometheus, Loki, Grafana). Deep understanding of REST, gRPC, and asynchronous messaging patterns (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ). Familiarity with

Kubernetes

,

Docker

, and container-based deployments. Understanding of software performance profiling, benchmarking, and optimization. Strong grasp of service resilience patterns: timeouts, retries, bulkheads, circuit breakers. Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills in large-scale systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with

Istio

,

Consul

, or another service mesh. Familiarity with

Event Sourcing

,

CQRS

, and

DDD

patterns. Exposure to

Infrastructure as Code

tools (Terraform, Helm). Experience with other databases like Redis, MongoDB, or TimescaleDB. Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Benefits

Competitive Salary Healthcare Benefit Package * Career Growth