Back End Developer

Pacer Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacer Group is seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer in Toronto with 6-8 years of experience to design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs. You will focus on scalable microservices, distributed systems, and robust data handling.

You will collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and QA engineers to deliver features, while optimizing performance, reliability, and security. Responsibilities include monitoring, code reviews, and supporting CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of backend engineering experience.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Build scalable and high-performance microservices and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and QA engineers to deliver features.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and security.
• Design and manage databases, including schema creation and query optimization.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust backend services and APIs that scale.
• Architect and implement microservices with an emphasis on performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and QA teams to deliver features on time.
• Monitor, debug, and improve system performance, security, and observability.
• Support automated deployment pipelines and versioned releases.

Skills

Advanced Java Concepts

Microsoft SQL Server 2019

Job description

Experience 6-8 years of backend engineering experience.

Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs.

Build scalable and high-performance microservices and distributed systems.

Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and QA engineers to deliver features.

Optimize application performance, reliability, and security.

Design and manage databases, including schema creation and query optimization.

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.

Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.

Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.

Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Required Skills

• Advanced Java Concepts


• Microsoft SQL Server 2019

EEOC Compliance:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

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