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

Eequ

Brighton

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+
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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.

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