Job Type: Full Time

Job Category: IT

Job Description

Role: Senior Backend Engineer(Platform and Security)

Location: Sunnyvale, CA – Onsite

Fulltime – Permanent

Job Description

• The Executive Administrative position would be responsible for independently performing day to day tasks in alignment with TCS Management systems.
• We are seeking an experienced Backend Engineer focusing on building high performance API based backend platform and highly reliable foundational data services.
• This role requires strong API development experience, cloud platform expertise, proficiency in modern programming languages, and knowledge of data encryption
• and security principles

Key Responsibilities

• API Development & Integration
• Design and implement RESTful APIs for data access and system integration
• Build robust API gateways, service mesh architectures, authentication, authorization for API services

Cloud-Native Development

• Deploy and manage applications on AWS, GCP and hybrid cloud platforms
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using cloud-native tools and services
• Develop monitoring frameworks for reliiable operations
• Secure systems
• Implement data encryption at rest and in transit using industry-standard protocols
• Design and manage symmetric and asymmetric key infrastructure
• Build secure key management systems and rotation policies

Database Systems

• Strong understanding of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) with encryption capabilities
• Experience with message brokers (Apache Kafka)
• Understanding of monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana)
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Required Technical Skills

• Programming Languages (Must Have)
• Proficiency in building concurrent, high-performance services using Go/Java/Python
• Ability to choose the right language for specific use cases and performance requirements

API Development Experience (Must Have)

• REST API Design: Deep understanding of REST principles, HTTP methods, and status codes
• API Security: Implementation of OAuth 2.0, JWT tokens, and API key management
• Microservices Communication: Service-to-service APIs, circuit breakers, and retry logic

Cloud Development - AWS & GCP (Must Have)

• Hands on experience & Knowledge of Cloud services across AWS/GCP: Compute, Serverless Functions, Containers, Object Storage, KMS, IaaS
• DevOps Tools: CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring and logging
• Multi-cloud Strategy: Understanding of cloud-agnostic design patterns

Data Encryption & Security (Must Have)

• Key security concepts including Symmetric/Asymmetric encryption, Key Management(HSM, Key rotation), Digital Signatures, TLS/SSL/mTLS, Hash functions

Required Skills