Backend Software Engineer – AI-Enabled Development

Colombo, Sri LankaFull-timePosted Jun 24, 2026
Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Backend Software Engineer – AI-Enabled DevelopmentFull-timeCompany DescriptionIFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.Job Description**Job Description – Software Engineer (Backend)Software Engineers at IFS transform product visions and roadmaps into high‑quality, maintainable, and scalable software capabilities. They interpret functional and technical requirements to design and implement enterprise‑grade backend software while ensuring performance, security, maintainability, and usability.This role specifically includes basic DevOps competencies (CI/CD, cloud awareness, deployment automation, observability fundamentals) to ensure strong collaboration with platform engineering, quality engineering, and operational teams. This is not a DevOps role but a backend engineer role with operational and automation awareness. Automated testing and code coverage understanding is must.SummaryA Software Engineer (Backend) at IFS designs, develops, tests, and maintains backend components of IFS products. The role includes writing clean, efficient, secure, and scalable code, participating in design and code reviews, and applying sound engineering principles. Engineers also contribute to improving the codebase, documentation, and development processes.They take part in automation and pipeline efficiency by applying foundational DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud‑ready development. The engineer proactively prevents issues and resolves them quickly when they arise. They**Essential Duties & Accountabilities1. Backend Software Design & DevelopmentDesign and develop backend services and components based on functional and technical requirements. Ensure performance, security, maintainability, and scalability.Use established software engineering best practices, patterns, and architectural guidelines.Take ownership of assigned tasks and contribute to technical initiatives.2. Testing, Debugging & Code QualityDebug and resolve backend issues; evaluate alternative solutions where necessary.Ensure appropriate test coverage (unit, integration, API...

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