Data Engineer / Backend Platform Engineer - Brazil (Remote)

Job Title: Data Engineer / Backend Platform Engineer

Location: Brazil (Remote)

Job Description

We are looking for experienced Data Engineers / Backend Platform Engineers with strong backend development expertise to design, build, and optimize scalable data-driven systems and APIs. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in backend engineering, cloud platforms, API development, and containerized environments.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of software engineering or backend development experience
• Strong experience with API development using GraphQL and REST
• Solid understanding of database design and optimization using:
• SQL databases
• NoSQL databases
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms:
• AWS or OCI
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools:
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language:
• Java (Spring Boot)
• Python
• Node.js

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data-driven APIs using GraphQL and REST
• Build and optimize backend services interacting with relational and NoSQL databases
• Design and manage GraphQL schemas, resolvers, and API performance
• Collaborate with data, product, and application teams to define data access patterns
• Implement API security, versioning, and governance best practices
• Deploy and manage services using container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Work with cloud services on AWS or OCI to build scalable and reliable systems
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application and database performance
• Participate in architecture discussions and mentor junior engineers