One of our clients is seeking a Backend Engineer in Texas. This is 100% Remote and the candidate should be in Texas. Please share your resumes ASAP.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and data pipelines to support core analytics and engineering workflows.
Lead the evaluation, integration, and architecture of backend compute solutions, specifically advising on and implementing Palantir Foundry Compute Modules and/or AWS containerized infrastructure (ECS/Fargate).
Build, containerize (Docker), and maintain custom backend applications, APIs, and microservices with clean, maintainable, and thoroughly tested code.
Collaborate with cross-functional data and engineering teams to translate complex business and mission requirements into performant technical designs.
Establish CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and automated deployment strategies for cloud and platform environments.
Maintain thorough technical documentation, system architecture diagrams, and interface specifications.
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and technical demos.
Troubleshoot complex runtime issues, performance bottlenecks, and infrastructure integration hurdles independently.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities
Strong backend programming proficiency in Python, TypeScript, or Go, with a demonstrated ability to architect solutions and write production-grade code independently.
Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and container orchestration/cloud deployments (AWS ECS, Fargate, or EKS).
Prior experience with or strong aptitude to quickly master Palantir Foundry infrastructure, particularly Compute Modules, transforms, and platform integrations.
Solid understanding of RESTful API design, database modeling (SQL and NoSQL), and microservice architecture.
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment, utilizing tools such as Jira and Confluence for task tracking and documentation.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate technical trade-offs and advise team members on architectural best practices.
Self-motivated, proactive problem-solver comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-paced development environment.