Senior Backend Engineer – GCP & Big Data

HTC Global; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Work-Life Balance

Career development opportunities

Rewards & Recognition program

Upskilling and training

Job summary

HTC Global Services is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate high-throughput backend systems that ingest, process, and serve large data volumes. You will work on distributed systems, data engineering, cloud tech, and API development to deliver scalable, low-latency services.

The role emphasizes real-time and batch data pipelines, storage-layer optimization, and secure, observable architectures using cloud-native infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 7+ years IT experience.
• 5+ years software development experience.
• Experience with two programming languages or deep expertise in one.
• Experience deploying and managing applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with large-scale data processing technologies and big data platforms.
• Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful or gRPC APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Build real-time and batch data pipelines for high-volume streams.
• Architect and optimize data access layers across storage technologies.
• Create stored procedures, views, and query patterns for reporting/analytics.
• Implement data transformation and enrichment for accurate outputs.
• Ensure security, authorization, and secrets management best practices.

Skills

Backend design

Distributed systems

Cloud technologies

API development

Data engineering

GCP experience

RESTful/gRPC APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GCP

Job description

Location: Dearborn (MI) | Employment Type: Full Time - 40 hours per week | Job Level: T3 | Work Preference: Hybrid | Job Code: 245610

Job Description:

Job Title

Overview / Summary

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate high-throughput backend systems that ingest, process, and serve large volumes of data. This role focuses on distributed systems, data engineering, cloud technologies, and API development to deliver scalable, reliable, and low-latency services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Build and maintain real-time and batch data pipelines for processing high-volume event streams.
• Architect and optimize data access layers across multiple storage technologies.
• Design stored procedures, views, and query patterns that support reporting and analytics requirements.
• Implement data aggregation, transformation, and enrichment logic to ensure accurate and consistent outputs.
• Build and maintain data contracts and schema evolution strategies to support system stability and backward compatibility.
• Integrate backend services with cloud-native infrastructure, including event-driven architectures, scheduled jobs, serverless functions, and container orchestration platforms.
• Implement observability practices, including logging, distributed tracing, and metrics monitoring.
• Participate in on-call support activities to maintain service reliability and availability objectives.
• Apply security best practices, including authorization controls, secrets management, and data privacy standards.
• Collaborate with product, data science, platform, and engineering teams in an agile development environment.
• Contribute to technical design reviews, code reviews, and architectural decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 7+ years of IT experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Practical experience in two programming languages or advanced expertise in one programming language.
• Experience deploying and managing applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with large-scale data processing technologies and big data platforms.
• Experience developing or integrating Artificial Intelligence and/or Expert Systems solutions.
• Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful or gRPC APIs.

What Makes HTC A Great Place To Build Your Future

HTC Global Services wants you to join our team. Come build new things with us and advance your career. At HTC Global, you’ll collaborate with experts, work alongside clients, and be part of high-performing teams driving success together. You’ll have long-term opportunities to grow your career and develop skills in the latest emerging technologies.

At HTC Global Services, our employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits can include Group Health (Medical, Dental, and Vision), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 401(k) matching, Group Life and Disability insurance, Professional Development opportunities, Wellness programs, and a variety of other perks.

Our success as a company is built on inclusion and diversity. HTC Global Services is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment, where every employee is treated with dignity and respect. We celebrate differences and believe that diverse cultures, perspectives, and skills drive innovation and success. HTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a proud National Minority Supplier. We seek to empower each individual, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, included, and respected.

At HTC Global Services, our culture is an embodiment of who we are – a value-led organizationcommitted to success of our people and customers.

• Hybrid and Workplace flexibility
• Work-Life-Balance
• Well-defined career development plan
• Rewards & Recognition program
• L&D focuses on upskilling
• Hands-on experience on Emerging Technologies and Digital Transformation
• Career Mobility programs

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