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Backend Developer Job Description

Backend Developer job description

A back end developer is a programmer who generates server-side features and functions that are accessed implicitly by a user via a front end application or system. These programmers are in charge of developing, maintaining, testing, and debugging the entire back end. This includes the core application logic, database systems, data and processing integration, API, and other background processes.
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Backend Developer Job Brief

As a Backend Developer, you will manage data transmission between the server and the users. You will be accountable for devising all server-side logic, maintaining and defining the central database, and ensuring superior efficiency and responsiveness to front-end requests. You will also be significantly involved in integrating the front-end elements.

Backend Developer Responsibilities

  • Specify and communicate technical and design specifications.
  • Create long-lasting and operational web applications using a code base.
  • Assimilation of user-facing aspects created by front-end developers with server-side logic
  • Participate actively in the overall application lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with front-end developers.
  • Develop design and implementation for data storage
  • Perform user interface testing and performance optimization.
  • Managing data security and protection process
  • Learn about new technologies and keep current best practices in mind.

Backend Developer Requirements

  • Proven experience in establishing user authentication and authorization across multiple systems, servers, and environments.
  • Experience with backend web development.
  • Fundamental knowledge of front-end technologies and tools such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
  • Management of the server environment, including database administration and application scaling to accommodate changes in load.
  • In a server environment, understands "session management."
  • Integration of multiple data sources and databases into a single system.

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