Backend Developers

Understand business objectives and requirements
Provide estimates for backend tasks
Use git. Commit often. Leave meaningful commit messages
Comment code with meaningful messages
Write clean meaningful code
Adhere to best practices and framework guidelines
Write code for maximum speed and scalability
Implement security and data protection from the ground up
Use TDD when applicable
Use open source solutions when applicable
Integrate 3rd party APIs and services when applicable
Create and maintain user guides (readme) in the root project directory for new features
If the task takes more time than estimated – stop work – report about the delay and reason to the project manager. Wait for an approval to continue work
Daily update project tasks (status, progress, questions, comments) and project wiki (logins, asset links)
Ask questions. Raise concerns. Make recommendations.
Common specializations and skills: Data migration, transformation, and scripting, Setup and administration of backups , Outputting data in different formats, Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors, Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests, Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles, Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
Tools and technologies: server-side languages like PHP, Ruby, Python, Java, and .Net and tools like MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server, Redis, Apache Lucene, Sphinx.

Learn more about other project roles:

Product Owners:
- Have a vision and convey that vision to the team.
Business Analysts:
- Offer top-level technical solutions to business problems and objectives
Project Managers:
- Manage delivery of multiple projects from receiving the requirements to successful release
UX/UI Designers:
- Are primarily concerned with how the product feels and how the product is laid out
Digital Marketers:
- Develop a strategy used in marketing a company’s product online
Team Leads:
- Manages and leads a team of experts
Database Administrators:
- Design and optimize performance, integrity and security of databases
Frontend Developers:
- Build the frontend, or client-side of an application
DevOps Engineers:
- Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations. Troubleshoot and resolve hosting related issues on development, staging and production environments.
QA Engineers:
- Design and implement manual or automation tests that help debug the application