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Software Engineer (Back End)

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Job Description - Software Engineer (Back End)

We are seeking an experienced and
forward-thinking Back-End Software Engineer to join our agile product
development team. You’ll be instrumental in designing, developing, and
operating robust, scalable backend systems for business-critical applications
running 24/7 in the cloud.

This role goes beyond coding — it
involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, customers, and external
partners, ensuring seamless deployment, monitoring, and performance of
cloud-based solutions. If you're passionate about cloud-native development,
automation, and system architecture, this is the opportunity for you.



Role And Responsibilities

  • Develop and
    operate production ready business applications (24/7)

  • Liaise with
    customer, team members and external vendors

  • Deploy
    applications in AWS (via Github)

  • Monitoring
    and operation of applications within AWS CloudWatch.

  • Any
    additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM)Team
    Charter

  • Applying cloud-security patterns and concepts to the solutions and
    deployments


Requirements

  • Familiarity with Microservices
    Architecture, Cloud and Container Architecture

  • At least 6 years' worth of experience using back-end technologies such as
  • Javascript / TypeScript / Node.js
  • Python
  • Java
  • Experience with cloud technologies such as (Amazon AWS is strongly
    preferred):

  • API Gateway, CloudWatch, Lambda, DynamoDB,
    SQS, SNS, Kinesis, S3, etc.

  • Virtual networks (VPC), including
    communication with on-premise networks

  • CICD pipelines and configuration
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Automated deployment and configuration of
    components and systems

  • Monitoring and log analytics
  • Containers: Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with Databases both Sql and
    NoSql (DynamoDB)

  • Experience with:
  • Web Services Design & Deployment
  • Event driven architectures with queues and
    streams

  • GIT (GitHub and GitHub Actions)
  • Experience with Design / Architecture
    Patterns

  • Experience in AGILE or SCRUM.
  • Open to learning new languages as
    required

  • Any additional responsibilities assigned
    in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

  • Experience
    with Linear and Nonlinear Optimization

  • Experience with Control Theory
  • Experience with Machine Learning
  • Experience with Design and Evaluation of
    Efficient Algorithms (Complexity Theory)

  • Experience with Performance Testing and Tuning
    (Automated Testing)

  • Experience with IoT devices
  • Understanding of power and energy consumption
  • Familiarity with shell scripting and working
    with Unix/Linux based systems

  • Working with Linux on Windows (WSL or
    VirtualBox)


Qualifications/Experience
  • Relevant
    IT Degree

  • Cloud
    Certifications





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