Backend Engineer - API Design & Security Champion

TechDigital Group; Hoboken (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking a backend engineer to collaborate with frontend teams on architecture and API design in Hoboken, NJ. The role focuses on building scalable RESTful services and secure authentication mechanisms, ensuring secure data handling and efficient data models.

Responsibilities include API implementation, unit testing, third-party integrations, and compliant security practices using SAML and OIDC in a cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of database modeling with SQL/NoSQL.
• Understanding of OWASP security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Study user stories and collaborate with front-end to design architecture workflows.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and perform unit testing.
• Model databases with non-functional requirements in mind.
• Ensure API security and OWASP compliance.
• Integrate 3rd-party frameworks and applications.
• Implement authentication and authorization (SSO).

Skills

Node.js

Python

Java

Spring Boot

Express.js

MySQL

SQL Queries

RESTful API Design

Rate Limiting

MongoDB

Redis

Cloud Services (AWS/Azure)

CI/CD Pipelines

SAML

OIDC

Job description

TechDigital Group is seeking a backend engineer to collaborate with frontend teams on architecture and API design in Hoboken, NJ. The role focuses on building scalable RESTful services and secure authentication mechanisms, ensuring secure data handling and efficient data models.

Responsibilities include API implementation, unit testing, third-party integrations, and compliant security practices using SAML and OIDC in a cloud environment.