The Best Backend Engineers to Hire in 2025

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Common jobs to be done for backend engineers

<h3 class="uui-heading-subheading">API Development</h3><div class="jtbd-card"><div class="jtbd-card-single">Designing RESTful APIs to interact with frontend systems.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Implementing GraphQL for data fetching efficiency.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Securing APIs using OAuth2 and JWT authentication.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Documenting API specifications with Swagger or OpenAPI.</div></div><h3 class="uui-heading-subheading">Database Management</h3><div class="jtbd-card"><div class="jtbd-card-single">Optimizing SQL queries for faster data retrieval.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Designing database schemas for scalability and integrity.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Implementing database migrations using tools like Flyway or Liquibase.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Setting up and managing backup and recovery strategies.</div></div><h3 class="uui-heading-subheading">Server Management</h3><div class="jtbd-card"><div class="jtbd-card-single">Configuring cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure or GCP.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Setting up CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Monitoring server performance with tools like New Relic or Datadog.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Implementing load balancing for high availability applications.</div></div><h3 class="uui-heading-subheading">Code Quality & Maintenance</h3><div class="jtbd-card"><div class="jtbd-card-single">Conducting code reviews to ensure best practices.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Writing unit and integration tests to ensure reliability.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Refactoring legacy code to improve maintainability.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Keeping libraries and dependencies up to date to mitigate security risks.</div></div>

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