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Back End Software Engineer

Insight Global

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Insight Global is seeking a Cloud Back-End Engineer to build high-performance, cloud-native services for enterprise customers. The role focuses on designing scalable, resilient, and secure back-end systems, developing distributed applications and microservices, and using cloud platforms to deliver highly available, cost-effective solutions. The engineer will work on cloud-native architectures, APIs, data storage and caching, security, and performance across regions and availability zones.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Back-End DevelopmentC#.NETCloud-Native ApplicationsMicroservicesAzureAWSGCPREST APIsGraphQL APIsDistributed SystemsScalabilityResiliencyHigh AvailabilityMongoDBPostgreSQLMySQLRedisOAuth2JWTSSOLDAPCachingMemcachedAsynchronous ProcessingDockerContainerized DevelopmentKubernetesContainer OrchestrationCloud SecuritySecure Application DevelopmentFinOpsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationLearning AgilityCollaborationMentoringOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementMultitasking

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Listed or Related FieldAdditional Cloud ExperienceLarge-Scale Cloud Application Experience

Full job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Cloud Back-End Engineer to join our team and help build high-performance, cloud-native services for enterprise customers around the globe. This role sits at the intersection of application development and cloud infrastructure, with a focus on designing scalable, resilient, and secure back-end systems that are "born in the cloud." The ideal candidate will have strong experience developing distributed applications and microservices while leveraging cloud platforms to deliver highly available, cost-effective solutions. Responsibilities include developing cloud-native architectures, building resilient APIs, optimizing data storage and caching strategies, implementing security best practices, and ensuring performance and scalability across multiple regions and availability zones.

Skills and Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Software Engineering, or a related field

  • Strong back-end development experience using C# and .NET

  • Experience designing and developing cloud-native applications and microservices

  • Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: Azure, AWS, or GCP

  • Experience building and consuming REST and/or GraphQL APIs

  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, resiliency, and high-availability architectures

  • Experience working with cloud-native databases such as: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis

  • Experience implementing authentication and authorization solutions: OAuth2, JWT, SSO, LDAP

  • Knowledge of caching and performance optimization techniques, including Redis, Memcached, and asynchronous processing

  • Experience with Docker and containerized application development

  • Experience with Kubernetes or another container orchestration platform

  • Experience with cloud security best practices and secure application development

  • Familiarity with monitoring cloud resource consumption and performance optimization (FinOps concepts)

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies and thrive in a fast-paced environment

  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to mentor teammates and promote engineering best practices

  • Excellent organizational, time-management, and multitasking abilities Additional experience with DevOps and infrastructure automation, CI/CD tooling, serverless computing, event-driven architectures, cloud observability platforms, cloud cost optimization, and AI-assisted development tools. Experience supporting large-scale, globally distributed cloud applications is highly preferred.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].

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