| Company | Deloitte |
| Job Title | Lead Senior Associate – Backend Developer |
| Location | Hyderabad |
| Practice | Engineering as a Service / Operate |
| Role | Senior Backend Developer / Technical Lead |
| Experience | Not specified |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field |
| Backend Development | Design and develop scalable, resilient and secure backend systems |
| Programming | Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, Python or Go |
| REST APIs | Design and implement RESTful APIs |
| GraphQL | Develop and maintain GraphQL APIs |
| Microservices | Design and develop microservices architectures |
| Event-Driven Systems | Build event-driven backend systems |
| Domain-Driven Design | Exposure to DDD is an advantage |
| Distributed Systems | Design high-scale distributed systems |
| System Architecture | Make key architectural and technical decisions |
| Fault Tolerance | Design highly available and fault-tolerant systems |
| Database – Relational | PostgreSQL, MySQL |
| Database – NoSQL | MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis |
| Data Handling | Data modelling, indexing and performance tuning |
| Messaging | Kafka, RabbitMQ and other messaging systems |
| Asynchronous Processing | Knowledge of asynchronous processing and eventual consistency |
| Performance | Optimize system performance, caching and data handling |
| Scalability | Identify bottlenecks and improve system scalability |
| Load Balancing | Knowledge of load balancing and high-traffic architectures |
| Caching | Redis and CDN-based caching |
| CI/CD | Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps |
| Containers | Docker |
| Orchestration | Kubernetes |
| Cloud | AWS, Azure or GCP |
| Monitoring & Observability | Implement monitoring and observability practices |
| Production Support | Troubleshoot critical production issues and perform root cause analysis |
| Code Quality | Drive coding standards, best practices and maintainable architecture |
| Code Reviews | Conduct reviews and mentor engineering teams |
| Technical Leadership | Lead backend design discussions and architectural decisions |
| AI-Assisted Development | Use AI-assisted development tools and practices to improve productivity and code quality |
| Security | OAuth2, JWT and Zero Trust concepts |
| Observability Tools | Prometheus, Grafana and ELK Stack |
| Serverless | Exposure to serverless architectures |
| Stakeholder Management | Collaborate with Product, Architecture, DevOps and Frontend teams |
| Soft Skills | Problem-solving, system thinking, communication, ownership and leadership |
| Key KPIs | Scalability, performance, uptime, reliability, incident reduction, architecture quality and timely delivery |
| Ideal Candidate | Experienced backend professional capable of designing high-scale distributed systems, leading architecture decisions, mentoring teams and delivering reliable cloud-based backend platforms |
