Location:Fully onsite nearby Placentia, CA Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire Compensation: 50.00 to 60.00 per hour W2 (based on experience)
. Company Overview: Our client is a data organization, specializing in leveraging data to optimize logistics operations for their business customers. Their innovative approach bridges the gap between clients and carriers by seamlessly managing and analyzing crucial shipment and inventory data.
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Job Description:
They are seeking a highly proficient Backend Engineer to join the dynamic team. As a Backend Engineer, your responsibilities will include designing, developing, and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient backend systems that drive their applications. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to comprehend requirements, architect solutions, and implement features that enhance the performance and reliability of our products.
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Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems, APIs, and services.
Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
Architect solutions that are simple, secure, efficient, and maintainable.
Write clean, well-designed, and maintainable code following best practices and coding standards.
Optimize backend systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to coding standards.
Troubleshoot and debug issues, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions to address them.
Stay abreast with the latest technologies, trends, and best practices in backend development.
Document design decisions, technical specifications, and implementation details.
Collaborate with the DevOps team to deploy and manage backend services in production environments.
Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
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Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. Master's degree is a plus.
3+ years of proven experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role, with a robust portfolio demonstrating backend development skills.
Proficiency in PHP. Laravel is ideal as the framework but open to others such as Symfony, CodeIgniter, etc.
Solid understanding of database technologies, including relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).
Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, microservices and event driven architecture, and message queue systems.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS is ideal).
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools for CI/CD pipelines is desirable.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. To the extent our customers require a background check for c
