Design and implementation of REST-based systems and microservice architectures Experience with asynchronous messaging platforms such as Kafka and AWS SQS Hands-on work with cloud environments, primarily AWS Exposure to container orchestration and serverless technologies (Kubernetes, AWS Lambda) Building and managing CI/CD workflows using tools like Git Lab CI/CD and Terraform Strong understanding of automated testing practices, including unit, integration, regression, and performance testing Working knowledge of relational database systems Application monitoring and logging using tools such as New Relic and Splunk