Senior Enterprise Backend/API Engineer

Insight Global; Florida; On-site; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Backend/API Developer to design and build scalable enterprise APIs and shared backend services. The role centers on Node.js, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and PostgreSQL/RDS within a cross-functional team including QA, product, and analytics.

The ideal candidate will own API quality and maintainability, contribute to frontend work when needed, and help evolve the platform with Kafka, DynamoDB, and S3 as it grows.

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering experience with a focus on enterprise-level APIs.
• Deep Node.js and AWS Lambda expertise.
• Experience with API Gateway, Step Functions, and PostgreSQL/RDS.
• Observability, performance optimization, and production ownership.

Responsibilities

• Build enterprise-level APIs for a centralized customer domain.
• Develop shared backend services accessed by frontend apps across the enterprise.
• Design and implement APIs using Node.js, AWS Lambda, and API Gateway.
• Create scalable backend services focused on reliability over BFFs.
• Work with Step Functions, PostgreSQL/RDS, S3, and Kafka/DynamoDB.
• Optimize database and application performance.
• Improve observability, maintainability, and reliability.
• Own development quality from design through production support.
• Collaborate with a team of 3 developers, 1 QA, 1 Product Owner, and 1 Analyst.
• Contribute to frontend work as needed while maintaining backend focus.

Skills

Node.js

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

Step Functions

PostgreSQL

RDS

S3

Kafka

DynamoDB

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Backend/API Developer to design and build scalable enterprise APIs and shared backend services. The role centers on Node.js, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and PostgreSQL/RDS within a cross-functional team including QA, product, and analytics.

The ideal candidate will own API quality and maintainability, contribute to frontend work when needed, and help evolve the platform with Kafka, DynamoDB, and S3 as it grows.