Senior Backend Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. in India is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with 7+ years of hands-on experience to design and optimize scalable backend systems.

You will work with Python and FastAPI, build microservices, and implement RESTful and event-driven architectures in a cloud-native environment. Responsibilities include optimizing SQL queries, designing schemas, and ensuring robust CI/CD pipelines with Docker/Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong skills in Python and FastAPI.
• Expertise in microservices and distributed systems.
• Proficient in REST APIs, event-driven and asynchronous architecture.
• Strong SQL skills including query optimization, indexing and schema design.
• Cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP; containerization with Docker & Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Terraform/CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with automation and AI tooling in backend ecosystems.
• Strong system design capability and hands-on scalable backend architecture.

Skills

Backend development

Python

FastAPI

Microservices

Distributed systems

REST APIs

Event-driven

Asynchronous

SQL

Query optimization

Indexing

Schema design

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Automation

AI tooling

System design

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

FastAPI

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

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.