Backend Software Engineer

Insight Global; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a highly skilled Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services on AWS. You will work with serverless components and event-driven microservices to deliver reliable, secure systems for regulated industries.

The role emphasizes data integrity, automated testing, and continuous improvement. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in backend engineering, strong .NET Core and C# skills, and a passion for production reliability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing and building backend systems on AWS.
• Proficiency with Lambda, SQS/SNS, API Gateway and serverless components.
• Experience with AI-enabled SDLC and spec-driven development.
• Designing distributed microservices with event-driven patterns.
• Strong data modeling and persistence across services.
• Experience implementing automated tests (unit/integration).
• Advanced .NET Core and C# backend development.
• Strong problem-solving and production reliability focus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs on AWS serverless.
• Build event-driven microservices with loose coupling and scalability.
• Own backend data flows including modeling, validation, persistence.
• Implement secure, high-throughput APIs and async messaging.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for reliability and maintainability.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production backend systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Stay updated with industry trends to improve solutions.

Skills

AWS backend

Lambda

SQS/SNS

API Gateway

Serverless

Event-driven microservices

Data modeling

Persistence strategies

Automated testing

.NET Core & C#

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD

HL7/FHIR

Job description

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and building backend systems on AWS.
• Strong proficiency with AWS services including Lambda, SQS/SNS, API Gateway, and related serverless components.
• Comfortable working within an AI-enabled Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), leveraging spec-driven development methodologies to accelerate delivery and improve engineering efficiency.
• Deep experience designing and supporting event-driven, distributed microservice architectures.
• Solid background in data modeling, persistence strategies, and data integrity across services.
• Experience implementing automated testing (unit, integration, and service-level tests).
• Advanced experience with .NET Core and C# for backend service development.
• Strong problem-solving skills with high attention to detail in production environments.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, ideally Terraform.
• Comfortable working in a scaled agile environment with CI/CD pipelines.
• AWS Certifications (Developer, Solutions Architect, or equivalent).
• Experience working with healthcare or insurance data in backend systems.
• Familiarity with healthcare data standards and formats (e.g., HL7, FHIR, claims data models, HIPAA-compliant data handling).
• Frontend experience with React and Next.js.

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a highly skilled Backend Software Engineer to support a client operating in highly regulated domains, including insurance and healthcare. This role is focused on building and maintaining scalable, reliable backend services that power mission-critical applications. The ideal candidate is passionate about backend engineering, cloud-native architectures, and data-intensive systems, and thrives in an environment where reliability, performance, and security are paramount.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using AWS serverless and managed services.
• Build and support event-driven microservices, ensuring loose coupling, resiliency, and scalability.
• Own backend data flows, including data modeling, validation, persistence, and system-to-system integrations.
• Implement secure, performant APIs and asynchronous messaging patterns to support high-throughput workloads.
• Develop and maintain automated tests to ensure reliability, correctness, and long-term maintainability.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize backend systems in production environments.
• Develop and execute automated tests to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to continuously improve our solutions.