MMD GROUP · 5 hours ago
Principal Backend Engineer
Addison, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $170K/yrMMD Services, Inc. is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to lead the design and evolution of backend systems for a large-scale e-commerce platform. The role involves transitioning to a scalable, cloud-native architecture and optimizing performance and reliability of backend services.
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Responsibilities
Design and evolve a cloud-native backend architecture, decoupling a monolithic commerce platform into scalable microservices
Build and review backend services using Java, Node.js, and TypeScript
Lead migration to containerized services running on Kubernetes
Design high-performance, secure APIs and integration patterns
Optimize performance through caching, async processing, and system tuning
Design systems that handle traffic spikes, high concurrency, and growing transaction volume
Implement fault-tolerant, highly available architectures
Set backend engineering standards and guide platform-wide best practices
Provide hands-on technical leadership from design through production
Qualification
Required
Lead the design and evolution of backend systems for a large-scale e-commerce platform
Drive the transition from a monolithic SAP Hybris environment to a scalable, cloud-native, API-first architecture
Own performance, reliability, and long-term technical direction
Design and evolve a cloud-native backend architecture, decoupling a monolithic commerce platform into scalable microservices
Build and review backend services using Java, Node.js, and TypeScript
Lead migration to containerized services running on Kubernetes
Design high-performance, secure APIs and integration patterns
Optimize performance through caching, async processing, and system tuning
Design systems that handle traffic spikes, high concurrency, and growing transaction volume
Implement fault-tolerant, highly available architectures
Set backend engineering standards and guide platform-wide best practices
Provide hands-on technical leadership from design through production
Benefits
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Company
MMD GROUP
MMD (Mining Machinery Developments) is a world leader in the design, manufacturing and supply of mineral sizing technology and associated equipment, serving the mining, quarrying and recycling industries.
Founded in 1978
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase