Backend&Cloud Engineer

Job Summary

Job Title: Backend & Cloud Engineer

Experience: 7+ Years
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Location: Bangalore
Department: Engineering / Cloud & DevOps

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Backend & Cloud Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in backend development, cloud infrastructure, automation, and cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python, API development, microservices, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bicep, CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

The candidate will be responsible for designing and developing scalable backend services, automating cloud infrastructure, implementing DevOps practices, and supporting highly available and secure cloud-native applications.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Development

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high-performance backend applications using Python.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Design modular, maintainable, and reusable backend components.
• Implement authentication, authorization, API security, validation, logging, and error handling.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Work with databases and data storage systems as required.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application-level issues across development, testing, and production environments.

Required Technical Skills

Must Have

• 7+ years of overall IT/software engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Python
• Strong experience in REST API development
• Experience designing and developing microservices
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes
• Strong experience with Terraform
• Experience with Azure Bicep
• Good understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with Git and GitOps
• Experience with Docker/containerization
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture
• Good knowledge of DevOps practices and automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant software engineering / cloud engineering experience.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Key Competencies

• Backend Engineering
• Python Development
• API & Microservices
• Azure Cloud
• Kubernetes & Containers
• Terraform & Bicep
• Infrastructure as Code
• CI/CD Automation
• GitOps
• Cloud Security
• Monitoring & Observability
• Automation & DevOps
• Scalability & High Availability
• Troubleshooting & Problem Solving

Role Expectations

The successful candidate will be expected to take ownership of backend and cloud engineering initiatives, contribute to architectural decisions, improve automation and deployment processes, and build reliable, secure, and scalable cloud-native solutions.

Ideal Candidate: A strong Backend/Cloud Engineer who combines Python development expertise with hands-on Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bicep, CI/CD, and GitOps experience, and can independently design, automate, deploy, and support production-grade cloud-native applications.