Backend Engineer

Title: Backend Engineer Location: Brooklyn Park, MN Job Type: Contract (6 Months) Compensation: $67.67 - $97.74/hr Industry: Retail About The Role We are a consulting and staffing firm partnering with a large, well-established enterprise in the retail and logistics space. Our client operates complex, high-scale supply chain and warehouse ecosystems that power nationwide fulfillment and distribution. We are seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to support the design, development, and optimization of backend services that enable warehouse operational planning, performance tracking, and reporting visibility. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role for an engineer who enjoys working in distributed, event-driven systems and solving data-intensive problems at scale. Job Description As a Backend Engineer, you will contribute to the development and support of scalable backend services that drive critical supply chain and warehousing operations. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across engineering, data, and product teams while delivering reliable, high-performance solutions. Key Responsibilities • Build, enhance, and support backend services for warehouse operational planning, productivity, and visibility systems • Develop complex RESTful APIs with multiple distributed system dependencies, ensuring low-latency responses to front-end and consumer systems • Design and implement internal APIs in close partnership with data providers and presentation-layer teams • Work with relational databases to manage operational data, including writing and optimizing complex SQL queries • Break down business and technical requirements into deliverable sprint-level tasks • Ensure high code quality through unit testing, integration testing, and automation • Diagnose, debug, and resolve issues in production and non-production environments Qualifications Required • Strong proficiency in Kotlin • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Java, Kafka, and SQL-based data stores • Solid experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) • Hands-on experience building scalable backend services and RESTful APIs • Experience working with messaging and event-driven systems (Kafka or similar) • 8+ years of overall professional software engineering experience • Prior experience working in agile development environments Preferred • Experience with Oracle databases • Experience writing and maintaining stored procedures • Exposure to test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks • Prior experience in supply chain, logistics, or warehouse management systems • Experience working in Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) architectures Benefits Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/. How To Apply Take the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps! Equal Opportunity Statement As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you! #ZR #IT.Indeed