Proven experience as a backend software engineer Strong programming skills in Go, Python, Java, C++, Rust, or similar Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable, high-performance backend systems Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, observability, and monitoring systems Experience delivering software from requirements gathering to production Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills Excellent communication and collaboration skills Self-starter with the ability to work independently Familiarity with alerting systems, Prometheus, or large-scale metrics evaluation is a plus Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and robust code