Backend Software Engineer

SGS Consulting; Clifton (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build, and scale backend services and APIs for partner integrations.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, understand Client platforms, and help partners integrate apps and services with AR/VR devices and partner APIs.

The role emphasizes robust documentation, data pipelines, ETL processes, and strong debugging skills to ensure reliable, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years backend development experience building and scaling backend infra.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering.
• Experience with Java, C++/NDK, or PHP.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Experience designing scalable backend services and APIs.
• Knowledge of ETL pipelines and scalable data pipelines.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience with distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and build scalable backend services and APIs.
• Help partners integrate their apps/services onto Client’s AR/VR devices.
• Work with partner technical teams to integrate with Partner APIs and services.
• Develop understanding of Client platforms/APIs and implementations.
• Create documentation and best practices for partner collaboration.
• Understand scalable data pipelines and ETL pipelines.
• Debug and maintain scalable services and APIs.

Skills

Java / C++ / PHP

Distributed systems

Backend design & APIs

SQL/NoSQL/GraphQL/REST

Soft skills

ETL pipelines

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Software Engineering

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partners to design and build scalable backend services and APIs.
• Help partners integrate their apps/services on to Client's family of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality devices including but not limited to headsets and Smart Glasses.
• Work closely with partner technical teams to integrate with Partner APIs and services.
• Develop a robust understanding of the various Client platforms/APIs and underlying implementations.
• Ensure great documentation and best practices are created to collaborate with partners.
• Knowledge of scalable data pipelines and experience with ETL pipelines.
• Proven expertise in debugging and maintaining scalable services and APIs.

Skills:

• Software development experience in languages and environments such as Java, Native Development Kit (C++) and/or PHP.
• Experience with distributed systems.
• Experience with designing software, building, and maintaining scalable backend services and API endpoints.
• Experience with SQL and no-SQL databases, GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Proven experience, communication, analytical, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of scalable data pipelines and experience with ETL pipelines.
• Proven expertise in debugging and maintaining scalable services and APIs.

Education/Experience:

• Years of Overall Experience Required: Software engineer with 4-5 years of backend development experience around building, maintaining, and scaling backend infra and working on large scale systems that serve large number of users.
• Degrees/Certifications Required: bachelor’s or master’s degrees in software engineering.