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Senior Backend Software Engineer – Technical Lead, Public Sector
Friends From The City. Architect and develop production-grade REST APIs and backend services .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in architecting and developing production-grade REST APIs and backend services, with a strong focus on performance optimization, security controls, and integration with external systems. Proficient in SQL data modeling, automated testing, and CI/CD practices, while effectively communicating technical decisions to diverse stakeholders.
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Backend API ArchitecturePython DevelopmentAWS DeploymentSQL Database ManagementCI/CD Pipeline Implementation
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Hard Skills
RESTful API DesignSystems IntegrationAutomated TestingPerformance OptimizationMonitoring and LoggingSecurity ControlsInfrastructure-as-CodeTechnical DocumentationCode ReviewIncident Response
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
GitAWSCI/CD Tools
Industry Keywords
Production ServicesData IntegrationTechnical GuidanceBusiness Logic TranslationIncident Management
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSJavaJavaScriptNode.jsPythonSQLTypeScriptGo.NET
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Architect and develop production-grade REST APIs and backend services
- Integrate services with multiple existing systems and external data sources
- Translate complex business and policy rules into maintainable application logic
- Design SQL data models and integration patterns
- Establish API contracts, versioning, error handling, retry, and resiliency patterns
- Implement automated unit, integration, end-to-end, and load testing
- Establish monitoring, logging, alerting, and production observability
- Optimize API performance and reliability under production load
- Implement security controls for sensitive PII and/or PHI
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Participate in production troubleshooting and incident response
- Produce API specifications, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and technical documentation
- Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance to other engineers
- Collaborate with product, design, policy, and external technical teams
Requirements
What you’ll need- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Demonstrated experience architecting and owning production backend APIs
- Strong backend development experience with Python preferred; comparable experience with Java, C#/.NET, TypeScript/Node.js, Go, or similar technologies also considered
- Hands-on experience deploying and operating backend services in AWS
- Strong RESTful API design and systems integration experience
- Experience integrating with multiple systems, vendors, or external data sources
- Strong SQL and relational database experience
- Automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing experience
- Experience with performance/load testing and production performance optimization
- Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and production incident response
- CI/CD, Git, and modern software development practices
- Experience implementing security controls for sensitive or regulated data
- Ability to communicate architecture and technical decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field or equivalent professional experience
- Ability to provide a code sample or Git repository demonstrating relevant work
- Availability during Eastern Time business hours
- Must be located in the United States
Benefits
Comp & perks- 1099 independent contractor engagement
- Potential extension beyond approximately six months through subsequent option periods
- No employee benefits such as health insurance, paid time off, retirement benefits, or other W-2 employee benefits