Senior Backend Engineer - Remote | Node.js, AWS, Ownership

Eequ; Brighton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Eequ in Brighton is seeking a senior backend engineer to join our senior team. You will have real ownership and high autonomy in a role focused on building the backend platform that powers a marketplace for thousands of families.

Key responsibilities include owning AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and improving database performance. A strong focus on security, especially around payments and personal data, is required. We offer a competitive salary of £80,000 - £100,000.

Qualifications

• Experience with scalable systems handling transactional workloads.
• Proven track record of maintaining cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong focus on security, particularly around payments and personal data.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate the backend platform for a real marketplace.
• Design, ship features from API design to deployment.
• Own AWS infrastructure and maintain production health.
• Lead incident response and drive follow-ups.

Skills

Node.js

AWS

TypeScript

MySQL

Incident response

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD

Redis

Job description

Eequ in Brighton is seeking a senior backend engineer to join our senior team. You will have real ownership and high autonomy in a role focused on building the backend platform that powers a marketplace for thousands of families.

Key responsibilities include owning AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and improving database performance. A strong focus on security, especially around payments and personal data, is required. We offer a competitive salary of £80,000 - £100,000.