Backend Engineer: APIs & Microservices

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Full Stack Back End Developer to join our development team and help build scalable, high-performance applications powering our core products. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and can work across the stack with a strong emphasis on backend systems.

TS/SCI With Polygraph Required Day 1. You will work across the stack to implement secure APIs and collaborate with UI engineers to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience developing backend services and APIs.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful design and secure API practices.
• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in server-side languages and data processing pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain server-side logic, APIs, microservices, and data workflows.
• Create secure, scalable REST APIs.
• Contribute to system design decisions for performance and scalability.
• Work with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration between backend services and frontend applications.
• Write clean, maintainable code with strong testing and documentation.
• Identify and resolve bugs, performance issues, and system bottlenecks.
• Provide on-call support as needed.

Skills

Server-side

APIs

Microservices

Data workflows

REST APIs

Job description

Nightwing is seeking a Full Stack Back End Developer to join our development team and help build scalable, high-performance applications powering our core products. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and can work across the stack with a strong emphasis on backend systems.

TS/SCI With Polygraph Required Day 1. You will work across the stack to implement secure APIs and collaborate with UI engineers to ensure