Senior Backend Engineer — Data-Driven Microservices

Burmester & Vogel Ltd.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Burmester & Vogel Ltd. in Boston, MA seeks a Backend Engineer to build high-performance backend services and microservices for maritime operations. You will ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability while advancing technical excellence across our platform.

You will collaborate with a cross-functional team to design robust systems that optimize demurrage and laytime calculations and mentor junior engineers to establish backend best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Machine Learning, and API development.
• Experience in data analytics and building data-driven solutions.
• Expertise in database design and optimization.
• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Proven track record of leading technical projects and mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance backend services and microservices architecture.
• Design and optimize database schemas for performance and scalability.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Lead technical initiatives and collaborate with the team.
• Mentor engineers and establish best practices for backend development.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

API development

Data analytics

Data-driven solutions

Database design

Tools

AWS

Job description

Burmester & Vogel Ltd. in Boston, MA seeks a Backend Engineer to build high-performance backend services and microservices for maritime operations. You will ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability while advancing technical excellence across our platform.

You will collaborate with a cross-functional team to design robust systems that optimize demurrage and laytime calculations and mentor junior engineers to establish backend best practices.