Backend Developer (Data Layer / API Specialist)

Position Overview

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Blue Acorn iCi is looking for a Backend Developer (Data Layer / API Specialist) responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend services and data interfaces that power digital experiences, analytics, and personalization platforms.

This role focuses on API development, data ingestion and transformation, and secure, high-performance integration between upstream data sources and downstream applications. The Backend Developer will work closely with frontend engineers, data engineers, analytics teams, and platform architects to ensure reliable, well-governed data flows and performant backend services.

Location: Remote, US

Key Responsibilities

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### Backend & API Development

• Design and develop RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs to expose data and business services.
• Build backend services that support real-time and batch data access.
• Ensure APIs are scalable, resilient, and well-documented (OpenAPI / Swagger).

### Data Layer Engineering

• Implement data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration services.
• Integrate with databases, data warehouses, and event streams.
• Optimize data access patterns for performance, reliability, and cost.

### Integration & Platform Enablement

• Integrate backend services with third-party platforms including CDPs, analytics, CRM, CMS, and marketing platforms.
• Support identity, consent, and data-governance requirements at the API layer.
• Enable downstream consumers including web, mobile, call center, and analytics teams with clean, consistent data interfaces.

### Security, Reliability & Performance

• Implement authentication, authorization, and API security best practices.
• Monitor and tune backend services for performance and availability.
• Build logging, error handling, and observability into all services.

### Collaboration & Delivery

* Partner with frontend, analytics, and data engineer...