Back-End Engineer - Geospatial Platforms

About the role

FADA is seeking a highly skilled Backend Developer to design, build, and operate the server‑side foundation of a next‑generation geospatial platform. The role focuses on delivering reliable, scalable, and secure backend services that power applications, integrations, and mission‑critical workflows.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services and microservices using Python frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
• Design, build, and support REST and GraphQL APIs with strong documentation, versioning, and security practices.
• Design and optimize relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design, indexing, and performance tuning.
• Build scalable cloud‑native applications using microservices, event‑driven architectures, containers, and messaging systems.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and secure access controls.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure‑as‑Code, container orchestration, and monitoring solutions.
• Integrate third‑party systems, APIs, and data feeds while ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with front‑end developers, data scientists, and product teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing production backend applications and services.
• Strong expertise in Python, including FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
• Experience designing and developing REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and/or MySQL, and experience with MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, and cloud‑native architectures.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP services.

Required skills

• Python (FastAPI, Flask, Django)
• REST and GraphQL API design
• PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch
• Docker, Kubernetes
• AWS, Azure, GCP
• Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS/SNS
• CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD)
• Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, Pulumi, Helm)