Senior Backend Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with 7+ years of hands-on experience to design and build scalable services.

The role emphasizes strong Python expertise (FastAPI), microservices, distributed systems, REST APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). You will work on performance optimization, CI/CD, containers, and infrastructure as code to deliver robust backend architectures.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong Python with FastAPI expertise.
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems.
• Proficient in REST APIs, event-driven and asynchronous architectures.
• Strong SQL with optimization and schema design.
• Cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Terraform and CloudFormation knowledge.
• Exposure to automation / AI tools.
• Excellent system design and scalable backend architecture skills.

Skills

System design

Problem solving

Scalability mindset

Tools

Python

FastAPI

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Event-driven architecture

Asynchronous programming

SQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Automation/AI tools

Job description

Job Summary

Senior Backend Engineer - Experience: 7+ Years.

Requirements

• Strong experience in Backend Development (Python FastAPI preferred)
• Expertise in Microservices & Distributed Systems
• REST APIs, Event-driven & Asynchronous Architecture
• Strong SQL (Query Optimization, Indexing, Schema Design)
• Cloud Experience: AWS / Azure / GCP
• Performance Optimization & Debugging Skills
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Terraform / CloudFormation
• Automation / AI tools exposure
• Looking for candidates with strong system design skills, problem-solving ability, and hands-on experience in scalable backend architecture.