AWS Cloud/Back End Enginee

SkilledUp Life Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 20,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A volunteer opportunity for an AWS Cloud/Back-end Engineer at a leading music streaming platform. The role involves developing cloud-based applications and managing AWS infrastructure in a fast-paced start-up environment focused on independent music artists. Candidates should have expertise in the MERN stack and AWS services, along with strong problem-solving skills to drive impactful innovations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role.
• Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud-based applications using the MERN stack.
• Implement and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

AWS

MERN stack

Git

MongoDB

React

Node.js

HTML5

UI/UX design

DevOps practices

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Engineering or related field

Job description

Functional Functional Always active The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Preferences Preferences The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Statistics Statistics The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Marketing Marketing The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

AWS Cloud/Back End Engineer Opportunity Opportunity at 7th Century Music

Location: Virtual

Opportunity Type: Volunteer (10-15 hours per week)

Company Overview

Join our innovative team at 7th Century Music, a music streaming platform dedicated to helping independent music artists earn a living doing what they love. We are passionate about music and technology, and are committed to making a lasting impact on the music industry.

The platform, 7th Century Music was created to help independent artists to Distribute, Market and Monetise their music using the custom software we’ve built. Take a look at one of our PROMO videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7-no5nK_rU

Here’s a look at our website and where we’re at in the build: https://7thcentury.co.uk/

The Opportunity Overview

As the AWS Cloud/Back-end engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving the architectural framework of the platform. Qualified candidates will be expected to have a working knowledge of MERN Stack i.e. AWS, Git, MongoDb, REACT, NodeJs, HTML5, and a basic understanding of user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design. Your duties will include turning wireframes and mock-ups into reusable code and building high-quality UI components with scalability in mind. You will also be responsible for implementing new features to our platform, handling the integration of plugins and performing routine maintenance and performance optimizations.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and develop cloud-based applications using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js).

Implement and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement CI/CD pipelines using Git and other DevOps tools.

Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.

Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in production environments.

Monitor application performance and implement necessary improvements.

Stay updated on the latest industry trends and technologies to continuously improve our solutions.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role.

Expertise in the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js).

Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).

Proficiency in version control using Git.

Solid understanding of DevOps practices and tools.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

This opportunity is perfect for anyone willing to embrace a challenge, working within a start-up that has huge ambitions in what is a very competitive industry. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn a lot more as you’ll be able to work on a number of different sections for this complex but well integrated build.

We have done a lot of work already but need someone to complete and improve on some of the functions that we have already built. If you think you can add more to this team then you’re the right person for this role. Please send us your application and or CV.

As most of the groundwork has already been laid, you’d need to hit the ground running however you will be working with a team so don’t worry as there’ll be someone there to show you the ropes.

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