Senior Backend Architect - Scalable Microservices & DevOps

Good co India; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Good co India is seeking an accomplished Backend Architect to design and lead the architecture of scalable, secure, high‑performance backend systems in the United States. You will translate business requirements into robust technical specifications and drive modern backend practices across distributed services.

You will own API design, data models for SQL/NoSQL databases, event‑driven patterns, and cloud deployments on AWS/Azure/GCP, while mentoring engineers and aligning with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of professional backend, software engineering, and system-architecture experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with one or more backend languages (Java, Python, Go, C#, Node.js).
• Expertise in Spring Boot, ASP.NET Core, Django, FastAPI, or NestJS.
• Proven ability to design scalable distributed systems and microservices.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, SOLID, and DDD.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and enterprise integrations.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead architecture of scalable, secure backend systems.
• Translate requirements into robust backend architecture and specs.
• Develop microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed applications.
• Define standards, patterns, and backend engineering best practices.
• Develop scalable SQL/NoSQL data architectures and models.
• Lead cloud-native backend development on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, QA, security, and product teams.
• Mentor engineers and guide architectural decisions.

Skills

Backend development

System design

Distributed systems

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

Cloud architectures

Security practices

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

Git

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Good co India is seeking an accomplished Backend Architect to design and lead the architecture of scalable, secure, high‑performance backend systems in the United States. You will translate business requirements into robust technical specifications and drive modern backend practices across distributed services.

You will own API design, data models for SQL/NoSQL databases, event‑driven patterns, and cloud deployments on AWS/Azure/GCP, while mentoring engineers and aligning with stakeholders.