Back-end / Platform Engineer

Job Title: Back-end / Platform Engineer

Location: Brazil (Remote)

Contract Type: Contract

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data-driven APIs using GraphQL and REST.

• Build and optimize backend services interacting with relational and NoSQL databases.

• Design and manage GraphQL schemas, resolvers, and API performance.

• Implement API security, versioning, and governance best practices.

• Deploy and manage services using container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Work with cloud platforms (AWS or OCI) to build scalable and reliable systems.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application and database performance.

• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to system design decisions.

• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices within the engineering team.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of software engineering or backend development experience.

• Strong experience with API development (GraphQL and REST).

• Solid understanding of database design and optimization (SQL & NoSQL).

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or OCI).

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Proficiency in at least one backend language: Node.js, Java (Spring Boot), or Python.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to design scalable systems.

• Familiarity with API security, versioning, and monitoring tools.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in a distributed team environment.