Director, Backend Engineering and Architecture

Class Valuation
  • Troy, Michigan
    6 days ago

    Job Description

    Job Title: Director, Backend Engineering and Architecture
    Location:  Troy, Michigan
     
    Position Responsibilities:

    · Contribute to backend architecture design, including design patterns and scalable system components.

    · Provide technical guidance to backend engineering team members to support alignment with architectural and performance objectives.

    · Support backend modernization initiatives, including migration to microservices and cloud-based platforms.

    · Establish and maintain backend design documentation, integration standards, and code-review practices.

    · Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Frontend, and Security teams to implement technical solutions aligned with business needs.

    · Participate in architecture discussions, performance analysis, and system reliability improvements.

    · Ensure adherence to CI/CD best practices, code-quality metrics, and architectural standards.

    · Contribute to backend system scalability, observability, and performance optimization efforts.

    · Support system monitoring, capacity planning, and reliability engineering activities.

    · Telecommuting and working from home permitted from anywhere in the U.S.

     
     
    Required Skills & Experience:
     
    · Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems and 1 year of experience in the job offered or 1 year of experience in a related programming occupations such as DevOps Engineer, Software Developer, Software Engineer or equivalent using tools such as C#; 1 year of experience with .NET Core or equivalent backend framework; 1 year of experience using Cloud Platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP including experience with ECS, EKS, or AKS; 1 year of experience using Databases tools such as MySQL, SQL Server, and MongoDB, and Architecture tools such as Microservices, event-driven design, RESTful APIs; 1 year of experience with CI/CD pipeline management and monitoring tools; 1 year of experience with security tools such as OAuth2, IAM, encryption, load balancing, and distributed caching. In lieu of a Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems, employer will accept an additional 2 years of experience in the skills listed above.
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTroy, Michigan
    Websitehttps://www.classvaluation.com/careers/

    Skills

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    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
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