API Development Engineer

Back-end developer

Lead the server-side development that powers our web, iOS, and Android apps. You will design secure, scalable APIs, manage data, integrate payments, and support real-time features across e-commerce, social, trivia / gaming, and AI-driven products.

Key Responsibilities

• API & Microservice Development
• Build and maintain REST (and optional GraphQL) endpoints in Node.Js (Express or NestJS).
• Write Firebase Cloud Functions for real-time logic when appropriate.
• Data & Security
• Design schemas in Firestore / SQL / NoSQL as required.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and role-based access.
• Ensure data privacy, rate limiting, and secure payment handling.
• Payment & External Integrations
• Integrate payment gateways for one-time, subscription, and coupon flows.
• Connect to third-party AI services (chat, vision, etc.) and other external APIs.
• Deployment & Monitoring
• Automate CI / CD, use Docker or cloud builds, deploy to Firebase, GCP, AWS, or comparable.
• Set up logging, alerting, and performance monitoring.
• Collaboration & Release Support
• Work closely with React and Flutter engineers to define contracts and return structures.
• Participate in app release cycles, ensuring backend readiness and versioning.
• Organise tasks and documentation in Notion ;

attend stand-ups and code reviews.

Required Skills & Experience

comfortable documentingin Notion and explaining architecture to the team.