AWS Backend Engineer

Job Description – Backend / Database Engineer

Experience: 5–7 Years

Location: Pune

Employment Type: Full Time

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Backend / Database Engineer with strong expertise in PostgreSQL, AWS cloud services, and serverless architectures. The ideal candidate will have deep understanding of database internals, cloud-native database engines, and hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, Node.js, and NoSQL technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design, develop, and maintain highly available and scalable backend systems. - Perform data modeling and manage relational and NoSQL databases. - Optimize database queries and improve application performance. - Work closely with DevOps and cross-functional teams in an Agile environment. - Develop and maintain serverless APIs using AWS Lambda and Node.js. - Ensure application resiliency, security, and CI/CD best practices. - Manage source control and collaborate using Git/Bitbucket.

Required Technical Skills

- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL internals and its different offerings. - Fair working knowledge of MySQL. - Expertise in Data Modeling. - Deep understanding of cloud-based database engines, preferably AWS Aurora. - Proven experience in database query optimization and performance tuning. - Hands-on experience with AWS services, especially Lambda. - Working knowledge of Node.js for Lambda/API development. - Experience with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, application resiliency, and security. - Working knowledge of Git / Bitbucket. - Experience with NoSQL databases, preferably Amazon DynamoDB.

Skills & Expertise

- Backend Development - Relational & NoSQL Databases - Cloud-Native Architecture (AWS) - Serverless Computing - Performance Optimization - Agile & DevOps Practices