Backend Developer

Intellivon; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Technical ownership opportunities

Learning and tooling stipend

Job summary

A cloud-native software company is seeking a Backend Engineer to join their remote-first team. This role involves designing scalable services and APIs, optimizing performance, and ensuring security. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of experience in backend development, strong API and database skills, and thrives in a flexible, asynchronous work environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years professional experience building backend services or APIs.
• Solid experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms and containerization.
• Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong debugging and observability skills.
• Excellent communication and experience in remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Own end-to-end delivery for features.
• Collaborate to define APIs and data models.
• Write automated tests and perform code reviews.
• Optimize services for performance.
• Implement secure patterns.

Skills

Node.js

Python

Java

Go

Postgres/MySQL

NoSQL

AWS/GCP/Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

Prometheus/Grafana

ELK

OpenTelemetry

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Redis/CDNs

Job description

Overview

Backend Engineer (Remote, USA)

Industry: Cloud-native software & SaaS solutions for enterprise-grade web and mobile platforms. Sector: digital product engineering delivering scalable, secure backend services and APIs to support B2B and developer-centric workflows.

We are hiring a pragmatic, performance-minded Backend Engineer to join a remote-first team that builds resilient, cloud-native systems used by customers across the US. You will design and implement core services, APIs, and data-layer components that power high-throughput, low-latency applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful/GraphQL APIs using modern frameworks and clean architecture principles.


• Own end-to-end delivery for features: from requirements and design to testing, CI/CD, and production rollout with observability and alerts.


• Collaborate with Product, Frontend, and DevOps to define APIs, data models, and integration patterns; translate requirements into reliable code.


• Write robust automated tests (unit & integration), perform code reviews, and drive high code quality and documentation standards.


• Optimize services for performance, reliability, and cost—profile bottlenecks, tune databases/queries, and design caching strategies.


• Implement secure patterns: authentication/authorization, input validation, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation.

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have

• 2+ years professional experience building backend services or APIs in at least one language (Node.js, Python, Java, or Go).


• Solid experience with relational and NoSQL databases (Postgres/MySQL and at least one NoSQL store) and data modelling for scale.


• Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), containerization (Docker) and container orchestration concepts (Kubernetes).


• Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and automated testing practices.


• Strong debugging and observability skills—logs, metrics, tracing (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry).


• Excellent communication, ownership mindset, and experience working in distributed/remote teams.

Preferred

• Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and serverless functions.


• Familiarity with GraphQL, API gateway patterns, and advanced caching strategies (Redis/CDNs).


• Background in security best practices, performance tuning, and production incident response.

Benefits & Culture Highlights

• Remote-first, USA-based roles with flexible schedules and asynchronous collaboration.


• Opportunities for technical ownership, career growth, and mentorship within a product-focused engineering culture.


• Learning and tooling stipend, regular knowledge-sharing sessions, and emphasis on work-life balance.

How to apply

Submit a concise resume and a short note highlighting a backend system you built or significantly contributed to—include architecture decisions, tools used, and the measurable impact.