Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Backend Developer to design build and maintain efficient scalable and secure server side systems The ideal candidate will have strong experience in backend development database design and API architecture along with the ability to work collaboratively in an agile environment


Key Responsibilities


Development Design develop and maintain backend services APIs and data integrations


Architecture Contribute to scalable and modular system designs that support business and product growth


Database Management Design efficient database schemas write optimized queries and ensure data consistency and security


API Development Build and maintain RESTful or GraphQL APIs to support web and mobile applications


Code Quality Write clean maintainable and testable code following best practices and coding standards


Performance Optimization Monitor and optimize system performance ensuring low latency and high availability


Security Implement authentication authorization and data protection mechanisms


Collaboration Work closely with frontend developers DevOps engineers and product teams to deliver seamless end to end solutions


Testing and Debugging Develop unit and integration tests troubleshoot production issues and bugs


Continuous Improvement Stay current with emerging backend technologies frameworks and best practices


Required Skills and Qualifications


3 6 years of experience as a Backend Developer or similar role


Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language framework such as


Java Spring Boot


Nodejs Express NestJS


Python Django Flask FastAPI


NET Core C


Go Golang


Solid understanding of RESTful API design microservices architecture and message queues Kafka RabbitMQ


Hands on experience with databases both SQL MySQL PostgreSQL and NoSQL MongoDB Redis DynamoDB


Familiarity with cloud platforms AWS Azure or GCP and CICD pipelines


Experience with Git Docker and container orchestration Kubernetes is a plus


Strong debugging analytical and problem solving skills


Preferred Qualifications


Experience with event driven or serverless architectures


Familiarity with GraphQL gRPC or WebSockets


Exposure to DevOps or SRE practices


Understanding of scalability resiliency and distributed system design


Contributions to open source projects or a strong GitHub portfolio.

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.