Senior Backend Cloud Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Backend Cloud Engineer to design and lead the backend implementation of new SaaS project in our company. This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for architectural decisions, scalability, reliability, and best practices across cloud-native backend systems, while collaborating closely with product and R&D teams.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the solution architect to design backend cloud services, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and high availability.
• Own and evolve our cloud-native backend architecture, including microservices, APIs, data pipelines, and distributed systems.
• Act as the technical authority for backend and cloud-related decisions across R&D.
• Work closely with product, DevOps, and video/algorithm teams to align technical solutions with project goals.
• Establish and promote best practices in system design, coding standards, documentation, testing, and observability.
• Review designs and code, identify technical risks, and address performance and scalability challenges.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies where appropriate to enhance system capabilities.

Requirements:

• At least 5+ years of experience in backend software development for SaaS solutions
• Experience in a technical lead, architect, or senior backend role
• Strong expertise in distributed systems and scalable architectures
• Hands-on experience with AWS
• Strong backend programming with Node.js
• Experience with microservices, REST/gRPC APIs, and message-driven architectures
• Knowledge of SQL databases, preferably PostgreSQL
• Experience integrating backend systems with cloud-native services
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with real-time systems or high-throughput data processing
• Background in media, broadcast, or video platforms
• Experience designing high-availability and low-latency systems
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and observability tools