Pietà, Malta Hybrid Employment

Machete Tech is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer

About the Role

Design and maintain scalable backend services, optimize data workflows, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and high-performance software solutions.

Compensation

Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses

Work Arrangement

Hybrid remote with office presence required twice weekly

Team

Collaborative engineering team focused on scalable systems

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain server-side logic and APIs
  • Optimize database queries and data access patterns
  • Collaborate with frontend developers on integration points
  • Design and implement microservices architecture
  • Ensure code quality through testing and reviews
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues
  • Participate in system architecture planning
  • Improve system reliability and uptime
  • Work with DevOps on deployment pipelines
  • Support security and compliance standards
  • Monitor application performance metrics
  • Contribute to technical documentation
  • Evaluate and integrate new technologies
  • Mentor junior engineering team members
  • Participate in incident response protocols

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 6+ years of backend development experience
  • Proficiency in Go or Python
  • Experience with PostgreSQL or similar databases
  • Strong understanding of REST and gRPC
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes and Docker
  • Knowledge of message brokers like Kafka or RabbitMQ
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP
  • Understanding of authentication and authorization flows
  • Proven ability to debug complex systems
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines
  • Solid grasp of software design patterns
  • Background in distributed systems
  • Track record of delivering production-ready code
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a technical field
  • Experience with GraphQL
  • Familiarity with service mesh technologies
  • Contributions to open-source projects
  • Knowledge of observability tools
  • Background in fintech or high-transaction systems
  • Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools
  • Understanding of data privacy regulations
  • Leadership in technical project planning
  • Experience mentoring engineers

Available for qualified candidates

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Machete Tech
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Job Details
Department Engineering
Category backend
Posted 10 months ago