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Senior Backend (AWS/Node) Engineer

Ref: JO-2511-357644

South Africa, Cape Town
Technology
IT
50 - 249 Employees

Environment: Hybrid
Contract Type: Permanent
Starts: 2026-02-02

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Senior Back-End Engineer (AWS / Node.js / Serverless)

Permanent | Mostly Remote

Our client is looking for a highly skilled Senior Back‑End Engineer to join a fast‑moving, product‑driven engineering team. You’ll work on modern, scalable, serverless platforms and help build compact services used by millions of customers.

What you’ll do

Architect and implement scalable serverless back‑end solutions
Build and maintain REST APIs and event‑driven services
Design and optimise SQL/NoSQL databases

Tech they love

Node.js, TypeScript
AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, CDK, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB, RDS)
PostgreSQL / SQL
Serverless architectures
CI/CD and modern developer tooling

If you enjoy building high‑scale, cloud‑native systems and want to work with a team that values ownership, technical excellence, and constant learning, then apply now!

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