Senior Azure Cloud and Full-Stack Engineer

Project description

Luxoft is one of the major software services companies worldwide. In particular, we develop high-quality software in automotive industry for most famous car makers. The software inside a vehicle was traditionally expected to be a very controlled and self-contained environment. Equipping cars with perception and machine intelligence changes a lot in the overall picture of the vehicle manufacturer. Luxoft's goal is to empower our customers, with deep domain knowledge and smart solutions, to develop cars of the future. • We’re hiring a Senior Azure Cloud and Full-Stack Engineer (Contractor) to own and lead the cloud backend and web-based admin portal used for data collection from our [SD1.1]Android connected-vehicle and infotainment applications. • You’ll design, build, and operate secure, reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient Python services on Microsoft Azure. This includes REST APIs, event-triggered and scheduled processing workflows, data transformations, and integrations with PostgreSQL and Azure storage services. • You’ll also own and evolve our internal admin portal, including its React and TypeScript user interface, Node.js server, authentication and authorization, operational workflows, and integrations with backend services and data stores. • You’ll take end-to-end technical ownership of the cloud and web platform, improving its architecture, user experience, deployment automation, observability, security, performance, and operational reliability while collaborating closely with the Android development team and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable REST APIs and backend services using Python.
• Build and operate event-triggered, scheduled, and batch-processing workflows for connected-vehicle and infotainment data.
• Own and evolve the internal admin portal, including its React and TypeScript frontend, Node.js server, operational workflows, and backend integrations.
• Use Microsoft Azure services—including Blob Storage, Table Storage, Event Grid, Key Vault, Azure Identity, and Azure Monitor—to support backend, storage, security, and processing needs.
• Design and maintain PostgreSQL data models, queries, migrations, and access patterns with a focus on data integrity, performance, and scalability.
• Package and operate services using Docker and Kubernetes/AKS, including APIs, scheduled jobs, and processing workloads.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and manage team-owned cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Apply security best practices across APIs and the admin portal, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT validation, Microsoft Entra ID, role-based authorization, secrets management, and least-privilege access.
• Improve platform reliability through automated testing, structured logging, monitoring, alerting, tracing, and production troubleshooting.
• Optimize application performance, cloud-resource usage, and operational costs across the backend and admin portal.
• Collaborate closely with Android developers and other stakeholders to define API contracts, deliver end-to-end features, and maintain compatibility across applications.
• Document architectural decisions, operational procedures, data contracts, and important technical trade-offs.
• Evaluate relevant cloud, backend, and web technologies and introduce improvements that provide clear product or operational value.

SKILLS

Must have

• 8+ years of experience developing cloud backend or full-stack applications on Azure, or equivalent AWS/GCP experience with the ability to ramp up quickly on Azure.
• Strong Python development skills, including experience designing, building, testing, and operating RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Experience developing modern web applications using TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
• Strong SQL and PostgreSQL skills, including data modeling, schema migrations, query optimization, transactions, and data-integrity practices.
• Experience building event-triggered, scheduled, and batch-processing workflows for operational or high-volume data.
• Hands-on experience with relevant Azure services such as Blob Storage, Table Storage, Event Grid, Key Vault, Azure Identity, Microsoft Entra ID, and Azure Monitor.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and AKS.
• Strong understanding of API and application security, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, role-based authorization, secrets management, and least-privilege access.
• Experience with production observability and operations, including structured logging, metrics, tracing, monitoring, alerting, performance optimization, and incident troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with Git-based development, code reviews, automated unit and integration testing, and maintainable software-design practices.
• Ability to take end-to-end technical ownership across backend services, data processing, cloud infrastructure, and the admin portal.
• Experience collaborating with Android teams and maintaining contracts between mobile applications, APIs, processing workflows, and web applications.[SD2.1]
• Creative and strategic problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail and a pragmatic approach to technical decisions.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, deadline-driven, and outcome-oriented environment.
• Clear communicator who can explain technical trade-offs, work autonomously, document decisions, and collaborate effectively across Android, product, cloud, and operational teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure Event Grid and event-driven processing patterns. • Experience working with automotive, connected-vehicle, infotainment, diagnostic, or telemetry data. • Familiarity with Android development using Kotlin, including mobile-to-cloud API integration, authentication, background processing, and application lifecycle considerations. • Familiarity with workflow orchestration and scheduled data processing using Airflow or Kubernetes CronJobs. • Experience building internal admin portals, operational dashboards, data-management tools, or role-based workflows. • Familiarity with Azure Maps, Azure AI services, or AI-assisted data-processing workflows. • Experience optimizing PostgreSQL queries, indexes, and data models for operational reporting and high-volume datasets. • Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, and operating distributed workloads in production.