Job Description

Key Responsibilities


Backend Engineering & Architecture


Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js (NestJS) &Go (Golang) .


Apply SOLID principles , clean code practices, and robust design patterns.


Contribute to application architecture decisions, ensuring maintainability,


extensibility, and high performance.


Build and optimize microservice - based architectures , including service - to - service communication and API design.


Develop and maintain secure and scalable authorization/identity layers (RBAC, OAuth2, JWT, etc.).


Design, implement, and maintain workflow engines or workflow orchestration logic for complex business processes.


Database & Storage


Work with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.


Design efficient schemas, write complex queries, optimize performance, and ensure data integrity.


Familiarity with caching layers (Redis, Memcached) is a strong plus.


DevOps & Backend Infrastructure


Solid understanding of backend DevOps practices:


Docker,Kubernetes,CI/CD pipelines


Logging, monitoring, and observability tools


API gateways, reverse proxies, load balancing concepts


Experience with distributed systems, service discovery, and reliability patterns (circuit breaker, retry logic).


Strong hands - on exposure to AWS services relevant to backend & microservices such as:


EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3


RDS (Postgres) , DynamoDB (optional)


CloudWatch, IAM, Secrets Manager, Parameter Store


VPC, networking fundamentals, security groups


End - to - end understanding of cloud deployment workflows, versioning, and release management.


Quality & Engineering Excellence


Write high - quality, testable code and enforce engineering best practices.


Must - Have Technical Skills


6 - 10 years of hands - on backend engineering experience.


Strong proficiency in:


Node.js (NestJS),Go (Golang)


PostgreSQL or equivalent relational databases


Microservices architecture


Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD


AWS backend services and cloud deployments

About Virtusa

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth -- one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.


Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.


Virtusa was founded on principles of equal opportunity for all, and so does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.