Lead/Sr Backend Developer - Plano, TX

  • Plano, TX
  • Posted 6 days ago | Updated 13 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

API
Amazon Web Services
Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Delivery
Load Balancing
Kubernetes
Performance Tuning
OAuth
NoSQL
MySQL
Microservices
Messaging
Microsoft Azure
RabbitMQ
RESTful
PostgreSQL
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Docker
Data Modeling

Job Details

Lead/Sr Backend Developer

Plano, TX

Long term

Interview process: Coding test + 1 technical interview + In-person Interview

Minimum 12+years of experience is required.

 

Education & Background

Microservices Implementation

Lead teams in designing, developing, and deploying microservices using best practices around RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous messaging.

Ensure each service adheres to established coding standards, security practices, and API versioning guidelines.

Performance, Scalability & Resilience

Oversee capacity planning and performance tuning efforts to handle high throughput and large data volumes.

Implement fault-tolerant patterns (e.g., circuit breakers, retries, load balancing) and strategies to mitigate single points of failure.

DevOps & CI/CD

Advocate for continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) best practices, including automated build pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).

Work with DevOps teams to optimize deployment processes, reduce downtime, and ensure rapid rollbacks when necessary.

Proficiency in microservices architecture, domain-driven design (DDD), and event-driven systems.

Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD pipelines.

Strong understanding of messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and distributed transactions (Saga patterns, eventual consistency).

Expertise in observability (monitoring, logging, tracing) and performance tuning for large-scale, high-throughput applications.

Solid background in relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra) with an emphasis on data modeling and scalability.

Soft Skills

Outstanding communication and presentation skills, able to convey complex technical concepts to varied audiences.

Proven leadership and mentorship abilities, adept at guiding teams through change and fostering innovation.

Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly make informed decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

Certifications in AWS.

Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) or advanced orchestration features for large-scale microservices.

Familiarity with security best practices (OAuth2, SAML, PKI) and compliance frameworks.

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