Backend Engineer – AWS, TypeScript & Serverless

Methods; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LinkedIn Learning

Wellness programme

Breakfast Tuesdays

Thirsty Thursdays

Pizza on last Thursday

25 days annual leave

Pension salary exchange

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Worldwide Travel Insurance

Job summary

Methods is a UK-based IT Services consultancy focused on public sector transformation. We are hiring Backend Developers to design, develop and maintain secure, scalable backend services and APIs using TypeScript and AWS Lambda in a serverless setup.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team delivering cloud-native solutions that support millions of users. The role emphasizes collaboration with design, product, QA and other engineers in an agile environment, with a focus on secure, maintainable

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience building backend services and APIs.
• Strong Proficiency in TypeScript.
• Experience designing and developing serverless solutions.
• Strong practical experience with AWS cloud services.
• Experience deploying applications using AWS Lambda.
• Understanding of event-driven/cloud-native architectures.
• Experience securing backend services and APIs.
• Experience with RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with Git and modern workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality backend services and APIs.
• Design and implement serverless solutions and cloud-native development patterns.
• Develop and maintain applications using AWS, including AWS Lambda.
• Build secure, scalable backend services and APIs.
• Translate user needs into reliable technical solutions.
• Write clean, well-tested code following modern practices.
• Collaborate with frontend/mobile teams within an agile environment.
• Participate in code reviews and architectural decisions.
• Develop automated tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.
• Investigate and resolve defects, performance and production incidents.

Skills

Backend development

TypeScript

Serverless architecture

AWS

AWS Lambda

RESTful APIs

Git

CI/CD

Security best practices

Node.js

Tools

Docker

Job description

Methods is a UK-based IT Services consultancy focused on public sector transformation. We are hiring Backend Developers to design, develop and maintain secure, scalable backend services and APIs using TypeScript and AWS Lambda in a serverless setup.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team delivering cloud-native solutions that support millions of users. The role emphasizes collaboration with design, product, QA and other engineers in an agile environment, with a focus on secure, maintainable