Freelance Backend Engineer

Looking for a Freelance Backend Engineer to join a team of rockstar developers. The candidate should have a minimum of 7+ years. of experience.

There are multiple openings. If you're looking for freelance / part time opportunity (along with your day job) & a chance to work with the top 0.1% of developers in the industry, this one is for you! You will report into IIT'ans / BITS grads with 10+ years of development experience + work with F500 companies (our customers).

Company Background - We are a multinational software company that is growing at a fast pace. We have offices in Florida & New Delhi. Our clientele spreads across the US, Australia & APAC. To give you a sense of our growth rate, we've added 70+ employees in the last 6 weeks itself and expect another 125+ by the end of Q2 2025.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Manage, maintain and enhance multiple content management platforms like Contentful, Sanity, WordPress etc.

Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Node.js and associated frameworks like ExpressJS, NestJS or other frameworks

Deploy, manage, and scale backend services on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure

Work with NoSQL databases like MongoDB or RDBMS such as MySQL to design efficient data models and optimize queries

Design and implement microservices architecture to ensure scalability and reliability of backend systems

Utilize Docker for containerization to ensure consistency across development, testing, and production environments

Work with any Content Management System (CMS) to integrate and manage backend services

Collaborate with frontend developers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and delivery of features

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices in software engineering

Contribute to the development of content strategies, including content audits, workflows, and publication schedules

Serve as the go-to person for all content management needs within the organization

Train staff or team members on CMS usage, content creation workflows and best practices

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

7+ years of professional experience in backend software development

Hands-on experience with any one of the following CMS : Word Press Gutenberg, Contentful or Sanity

Experience in building headless CMS implementations

Experience with TypeScript for building robust, maintainable code

Working knowledge in Node.js and experience with Node.js frameworks like ExpressJS

Strong experience in designing and implementing GraphQL APIs

Proficiency in designing and developing APIs

Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB or RDBMS like MySQL

Experience with CI / CD pipelines and automation tools

Experience in optimizing transaction workflows

Experience with caching and performance tuning

Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical decision-making

BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

What we need

• ~35 hours of work per week.
• 100% remote from our side
• You will be paid out every month.
• Min 3 yrs of experience
• Please apply only if you have a 100% remote job currently
• If you do well, this will continue for a long time.