Backend Engineer II

OVA.Work is looking for a highly motivated Backend Engineer II to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems and services. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance APIs and ensuring the reliability of the platform architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and APIs
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver features
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code adhering to engineering best practices
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability
• Participate in system design discussions, code reviews, and architecture decisions
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring minimal downtime
• Work with databases (SQL/NoSQL) to design efficient data models and queries
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to improve system health and observability
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation of deployment processes

Preferred

• Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architecture
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Experience with caching systems (Redis, Memcached)
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD tools
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Distributed Systems
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Containerization
• Orchestration Tools
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Message Queues
• Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• Caching Systems
• Redis
• Memcached
• DevOps Practices
• CI/CD Tools
• Problem-Solving
• Debugging

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on impactful, large-scale systems
• Collaborative and innovation-driven environment
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Career growth and continuous learning opportunities

Company

• Automated onboarding platform for staffing firms
• Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
• https://www.ova.work/
• Founded in 2018
• 51-200 employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 3–6 years of experience in backend development
• Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, Node.js)
• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architecture
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Experience with caching systems (Redis, Memcached)
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD tools
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Required skills

• Java, Python, Go, Node.js, RESTful APIs, Microservices, Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, Azure, GCP, Git

Preferred skills

• Familiarity with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.), Experience with caching systems (Redis, Memcached), Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD tools, Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Experience

• 3-6 years