Backend Developer

iLink Digital•Canada, KY

About The Position

iLink is a Global Software Solution Provider and Systems Integrator, delivers next -generation technology solutions to help clients solve complex business challenges, improve organizational effectiveness, increase business productivity, realize sustainable enterprise value and transform your business inside -out. iLink integrates software systems and develops custom applications, components, and frameworks on the latest platforms for IT departments, commercial accounts, application services providers (ASP) and independent software vendors (ISV). iLink solutions are used in a broad range of industries and functions, including healthcare, telecom, government, oil and gas, education, and life sciences. iLink’s expertise includes Cloud Computing & Application Modernization, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Mobility, Portal, collaboration & Social Employee Engagement, Embedded Systems and User Experience design etc. What makes iLink Systems' offerings unique is the fact that we use pre -created frameworks, designed to accelerate software development and implementation of business processes for our clients. iLink has over 60 frameworks (solution accelerators), both industry -specific and horizontal, that can be easily customized and enhanced to meet your current business challenges.

Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Science or related Engineering discipline
Proven experience delivering software applications
Solid understanding of how to build publicly exposed APIs
Familiarity with CI/CD principles and tools technologies: Jenkins and GitLab Runner
Must be self -motivated but be able to work well in a team environment
Team player; willing to coach junior team members and cooperate on cross -functional problem solving
Experience with Cloud and SaaS Development: Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes.
Working in an Agile development environment

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of infrastructure -as -code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
Understanding of networking concepts in Kubernetes.
Experience with serverless computing.
Distributed Computing: distributed job orchestration on Kubernetes, parallel execution patterns, backpressure, sharding/partitioning, fault tolerance, checkpointing; frameworks (Ray/Spark/Dask) if applicable. We are mostly interested in Ray
Implemented Kafka -based message -driven services and event -driven autoscaling on Kubernetes using KEDA (consumer -group scaling, DLQ/error handling, and scaling policies with performance/cost guardrails).

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain backend code using Java, Python programming languages.
Develop and manage RESTful APIs and microservices.
Containerize applications using Docker and create/manage Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts for deployment.
Deploy, manage, and scale applications within Kubernetes clusters on cloud platforms AWS, Azure, and customer’s on -prem environments.
Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployments.
Design and interact with databases (SQL and NoSQL) ensuring optimal performance and data integrity.
Monitor application and cluster health using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack; troubleshoot and resolve issues promptly.
Implement and enforce security best practices for applications and infrastructure within the Kubernetes environment.
Optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, and resilience.
Stay current with emerging cloud -native technologies and Kubernetes best practices.
Contribute to infrastructure -as -code initiatives using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
Participate in code reviews and advocate for high -quality coding standards.