Backend Development for Transport Management Platform

Backend Developer

This person builds the core system and integrations.

Job Title
Backend Developer – Transport System APIs, GPS Integration, Ticketing Platform

Job Description

Project Overview
We are developing a hybrid bus transport management platform that integrates GPS tracking with a custom passenger services system. The system will initially support 250–300 buses and provide real-time telemetry, digital ticketing, and operational monitoring.
The architecture combines an existing white-label GPS tracking platform with a custom backend system to support passenger services and transport operations.

Responsibilities
• Design and develop backend APIs
• Integrate white-label GPS tracking system
• Implement real-time bus location ingestion
• Develop digital ticketing and fare management system
• Integrate payment gateway
• Implement data analytics and reporting
• Design scalable database architecture
• Support high telemetry data ingestion (~2.5M GPS records/day)

Technology Stack

Preferred experience with:
• Node.js (NestJS) or Java Spring Boot
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Kafka or MQTT
• REST APIs
• WebSockets
• Cloud deployment (AWS / Azure / DigitalOcean)

Nice to Have
• Experience with transport systems
• Experience with IoT or GPS telemetry
• Payment gateway integration
• High-scale backend systems

Project Duration
3–5 months

Please include
• Relevant backend system examples
• Experience with real-time data systems
• GitHub or portfolio