{"id":191925,"date":"2025-06-23T14:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welovesalt.com\/za\/jobs\/%wpbb_job_industry%\/senior-software-engineer-streaming-aws"},"modified":"2025-06-23T14:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:32:36","slug":"senior-software-engineer-streaming-aws-191925","status":"publish","type":"wpbb_job","link":"https:\/\/welovesalt.com\/za\/jobs\/technology\/senior-software-engineer-streaming-aws-191925","title":{"rendered":"Senior Software Engineer – Streaming & AWS"},"content":{"rendered":"

🚀 Senior Software Engineer – Streaming & AWS<\/strong><\/h3>\n


Level:<\/strong> Senior<\/p>\n

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer<\/strong> with strong expertise in real-time data streaming<\/strong> and AWS cloud architecture<\/strong>. This role will play a key part in building modern, scalable systems that handle complex data flows and support business-critical applications.<\/p>\n

You’ll collaborate with a cross-functional team to design, develop, and maintain high-performance services and tools – all while pushing the boundaries of cloud-native development.<\/p>\n

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🔧 Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    Design, build, and maintain real-time data streaming<\/strong> pipelines and services<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Develop and optimize scalable backend services and APIs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Collaborate closely with software engineers, data engineers, and DevOps teams to build new tools and improve system architecture<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Manage and enhance AWS infrastructure components, including security, scalability, and performance tuning<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Build and maintain efficient CI\/CD pipelines<\/strong> and participate in infrastructure as code (IaC) practices<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Ensure systems are robust, observable, and aligned with performance and availability targets<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    ✅ Required Skills & Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Languages & Frameworks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Node.js, JavaScript, Java, React<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      HTML, SQL<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Cloud & Infrastructure:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Strong AWS experience, especially with:<\/p>\n

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          MSK (Kafka)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          EC2<\/strong>, Lambda<\/strong>, Glue<\/strong>, Aurora RDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Kubernetes (k8s)<\/strong> and Docker<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          DevOps & Infrastructure as Code:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            CI\/CD tools and practices<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Terraform<\/strong> for infrastructure automation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            GitOps workflows<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Databases:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              Complex schema design<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Performance tuning and query optimization<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              🌟 Nice to Have<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                Experience working with high-throughput, low-latency systems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                Familiarity with event-driven architectures<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                Exposure to data pipeline orchestration tools<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                💼 Why Join?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                  Work on cutting-edge, cloud-native systems in a fast-paced environment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Collaborate with top-tier engineers on meaningful, real-world data problems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Be part of a modern tech stack and drive innovation at scale<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  📩 Apply Now<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                  If you’re passionate about real-time systems and cloud engineering, we’d love to hear from you.
                  Submit your CV and portfolio or reach out directly for more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  Salt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.<\/p>\n

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