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Software Engineering · Back-End Development

Secure, scalable backends built for speed.

Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby on Rails, Go, and Rust — we build secure, high-throughput backend systems with clean API design, automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code from day one. As a leading back end web development company, we specialize in custom back end web development tailored to your unique business logic.

REST & GraphQL API development
Microservices architecture
Event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Database design & optimisation
Authentication & authorisation (OAuth, JWT)
Background jobs & queue processing
Back-End Development
150+
Backend systems in production
REST APIs, GraphQL services, and event-driven architectures.
99.9%
Uptime SLA achieved
Production systems engineered for reliability and resilience.
10x
Throughput improvement avg
Caching, connection pooling, and async processing patterns.
<100ms
P95 API response time
Optimised query plans, indexing strategies, and edge caching.
Why MetaDesign

Backend engineers who design for 10x scale from day one.

Node.js, Python, Go, Rust — APIs that handle millions of requests with sub-100ms latency.

API-First Design

We design API contracts (OpenAPI, GraphQL schemas) before writing a line of code — enabling frontend and backend teams to work in parallel with contract testing. hire back end web developers to build enterprise back end solutions that scale securely.

Microservices & Event-Driven

Domain-driven decomposition, message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka), and saga patterns for distributed systems that scale independently. Accelerate this with our back end web development services.

Security-Hardened

OAuth 2.0, JWT, rate limiting, input validation, SQL injection prevention, and OWASP Top 10 coverage baked into every API endpoint.

Teams shipping with MetaDesign
Selected work

Case studies.

FinTech Startup

Built a high-throughput payment processing API using Node.js and PostgreSQL, handling 50,000+ transactions per hour with sub-100ms response times and PCI DSS compliance.

FinTech Startup

Built a high-throughput payment processing API using Node.js and PostgreSQL, handling 50,000+ transactions per hour with sub-100ms response times and PCI DSS compliance.

50K+
txn/hour
<100ms
P95 latency

Healthcare Platform

Developed a HIPAA-compliant Python/FastAPI backend for a telehealth platform — real-time video session management, patient records API, and prescription workflows.

Healthcare Platform

Developed a HIPAA-compliant Python/FastAPI backend for a telehealth platform — real-time video session management, patient records API, and prescription workflows.

HIPAA
compliant
Real-time
video APIs
ARCHITECT.
API.
SCALE.
SECURE.

API Platforms

Public and internal API platforms with versioning, rate limiting, documentation, and developer portals. Streamline this end-to-end with our back end architecture consulting.

Microservices

Decompose monoliths into independently deployable services with API gateways and service mesh. When you hire back end web developers, you ensure your project is built to the highest enterprise standards.

Data Pipelines

ETL pipelines, real-time data streaming, and batch processing for analytics and ML workloads.

Event-Driven Systems

Pub/sub architectures with Kafka or RabbitMQ for real-time notifications, order processing, and audit trails.

AI/ML Integration

Python/FastAPI backends that serve ML models, handle inference requests, and integrate with LLM APIs.

Auth & Identity

SSO, multi-tenant auth, RBAC, and API key management for SaaS and enterprise platforms.

Our Approach

Back-End Development: Our Proven Process

01

Contract

API contract design using OpenAPI or GraphQL SDL. Define request/response schemas, error handling, and auth flows. As your dedicated back end web development company, we prioritize performance and scalability from day one.

02

Architect

Service boundaries, database schemas, queue topology, and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Pulumi. We achieve this through our comprehensive back end web development services, minimizing technical debt.

03

Build

TDD-driven development with automated unit, integration, and contract tests. CI/CD from the first commit. Our architects design a custom back end web development blueprint tailored specifically to your ecosystem.

04

Harden

Load testing (k6), security scanning (OWASP ZAP), database query optimisation, and observability setup.

05

Operate

Production monitoring with Datadog/Grafana, automated alerting, runbooks, and on-call support.

01

Contract

API contract design using OpenAPI or GraphQL SDL. Define request/response schemas, error handling, and auth flows. As your dedicated back end web development company, we prioritize performance and scalability from day one.

02

Architect

Service boundaries, database schemas, queue topology, and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Pulumi. We achieve this through our comprehensive back end web development services, minimizing technical debt.

03

Build

TDD-driven development with automated unit, integration, and contract tests. CI/CD from the first commit. Our architects design a custom back end web development blueprint tailored specifically to your ecosystem.

04

Harden

Load testing (k6), security scanning (OWASP ZAP), database query optimisation, and observability setup.

05

Operate

Production monitoring with Datadog/Grafana, automated alerting, runbooks, and on-call support.

Customer Value

Six places it pays back
in the first sprint.

Real outcomes our clients report within the first engagement cycle.

Faster time-to-market

Production-ready teams that ship from week one — no ramp-up lag.

Reduced technical risk

Architecture reviews, code audits, and security scans baked into every sprint.

Measurable velocity

Cycle time, PR throughput, and defect density tracked from day one.

Cost predictability

Fixed-price or capped T&M — no surprise invoices, ever.

Continuous improvement

Retros, post-mortems, and process refinement every sprint.

Knowledge transfer

Your team grows. Documentation, pair programming, and workshops included.

Stack

Tools our Back-End
Developers
ship with.

Production-tested toolchains, frameworks, and infrastructure our Back-End engineering teams use to ship scalable, secure solutions.

Node.js
Node.js
Express
Express
Fastify
NestJS
Python
Python
FastAPI
FastAPI
Django
Flask
Go
Go
Node.js
Node.js
Express
Express
Fastify
NestJS
Python
Python
FastAPI
FastAPI
Django
Flask
Go
Go
Rust
PHP (Laravel)
Ruby on Rails
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
MongoDB
Redis
Redis
Kafka
Kafka
RabbitMQ
Rust
PHP (Laravel)
Ruby on Rails
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
MongoDB
Redis
Redis
Kafka
Kafka
RabbitMQ
By the numbers
400+
Engineers worldwide
200+
Active clients
20yr
Pure-play software
94%
Client retention
Engagement models

Three ways to work with our Back-End team.

Pick the shape that matches your risk and timeline. We will tell you which one is wrong for your situation — even if it’s the bigger one.

01MOST POPULAR

Back-End Pod

A dedicated squad of senior engineers, tech leads, and QA delivering milestone-driven results with weekly demos and eval-gated merges.

  • Dedicated engineering squad
  • Weekly sprint demos
  • Fixed monthly cadence
  • Direct technical lead communication
Build with a Pod
02EMBED

Hire Back-End Engineers

Senior specialized engineers embedded into your existing team within two weeks. Your stack, your tools, your standups.

  • 2-week onboarding ramp
  • Time-zone aligned collaboration
  • Direct Git & Jira integration
  • Flexible monthly contracts
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03LAUNCH

Turnkey / MVP Build

Go from requirements to production-ready launch in 6–10 weeks with fixed scope, upfront pricing, and guaranteed delivery.

  • Fixed-price & fixed-scope
  • End-to-end architecture & build
  • Complete source code ownership
  • Post-launch warranty & support
Start Your Build
EXPLORE TECHNOLOGIES

Specialized Frameworks & Technologies

Deep-dive into dedicated framework architectures, benchmarked performance metrics, and implementation patterns.

FAQ

Asked first, every time.

Don't see yours here? Send us the question — a principal engineer will reply within 24 hours.
Node.js for real-time I/O-heavy applications and JavaScript full-stack teams. Python for data-heavy apps and ML integration. Go for high-concurrency microservices. Rust for performance-critical systems. We evaluate based on your workload, team expertise, and scalability requirements.
Yes. We design API contracts first using OpenAPI 3.x for REST or SDL for GraphQL. This enables parallel frontend/backend development, automated client generation, and contract testing in CI.
Query optimisation, proper indexing, connection pooling, read replicas, caching with Redis, and database sharding when needed. We use APM tools to identify slow queries and optimise them proactively.
Yes. We use the strangler-fig pattern to incrementally extract services — starting with the highest-value domain. Each service gets its own database, CI/CD pipeline, and monitoring.
OAuth 2.0 / JWT authentication, role-based access control, input validation, rate limiting, CORS configuration, SQL injection prevention, and automated OWASP Top 10 scanning in CI. Every API endpoint is security-reviewed.
Yes. Retainer-based support covering performance monitoring (Datadog/New Relic), security patching, dependency updates, query optimisation, and on-call incident response.
We architect backends across multiple cloud availability zones, utilize auto-scaling container orchestration (Kubernetes), and implement automated, geo-redundant database replication to ensure absolute high availability.
Yes, we specialize in building modern, scalable middleware wrappers (using Node.js or Java) that securely translate incoming REST JSON requests into legacy SOAP XML payloads, modernizing your infrastructure seamlessly.
We architect stateless microservices, pushing all session data and heavy database query results into highly available distributed caching layers like Redis or Memcached to drastically reduce latency and database load.
We utilize GitLab CI or GitHub Actions to automate comprehensive test suites. Upon passing, we utilize blue-green deployments or Kubernetes rolling updates to transition traffic to new instances with zero user downtime.

Build your next backend with API-first engineers.

Tell us about your project. We'll come back with a plan, a timeline, and the right team — no obligations.

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