Overview
Backend Engineer Jobs in Johannesburg, South Africa at Sigma Digital
We’re looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Golang Engineer with skills in AWS to join one of our teams, and be part of building high impact innovative products and experiences. We value curiosity, and a passion for learning, and growing together.
Core Skills & Competencies
Strong proficiency in the latest Golang technologies
Thorough understanding of AWS and its core principles
Experience with implementing cloud native architectures
Familiarity with newer specifications of AWS
Experience with Dynamo
DB is a plus
Experience with Cloud Functions
Strong experience with RESTful APIs & GraphQL
Knowledge of authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
Familiarity with modern build pipelines and tools, and experience with continuous integration
Experience with automated testing
A practical understanding of the SOLID principles
Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
A knack for benchmarking and optimization
Strong working knowledge of git and Github, including github actions.
Experience with node, Typescript and NextJS would be a plus
Responsibilities
Developing APIs that integrate with legacy and new systems
Developing with the latest AWS technologies
Building robust cloud functions
Translating specifications into high quality code
Optimizing components for maximum performance
Stack / Tools
Golang
AWS platform (lambda, App Sync, Amplify, EC2, API Gateway, Route
53, Dynamo
DB, Cloud Formation)
Graph
QL (App Sync)
Github
JIRA
Slack
Requirements for Application
Code or a portfolio worth sharing, that will help us validate your skills and experience
Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience
At least 1 of the following:
Github profile or similar, Stack Overflow profile, Hacker Rank etc.
Bonus Points for
Being a polyglot
Contributing to open source
Sharing your side project
Sharing your blog, or other developer community involvement
Who You Are
Unafraid to make decisions and take the initiative
Willing to learn and try new things
Keen communication skills (both written and verbal)
Have a keen understanding of user experience and how every layer of a system contributes to it.
Have the self-discipline and organizational skills to work effectively as part of a remote team
Who We Are :
We’re a small distributed Product development team of teams, looking to grow steadily and intentionally. We’re engineers and designers first, we put our heart into our work, and make no apologies for it. We’re driven to win, to innovate, to “raise the bar” and have one hell of a time doing it.
If you’re interested in joining a dynamic, creative and fast-evolving team, want to explore new technologies, and build high impact products, we would love to hear from you.
Notes on our Hiring Process
We don’t want to waste your time or ours, please read the above carefully.
We follow a four-step process, after completing the pre-screening, we’ll have an initial brief phone or video call, a review of your work or evidence of your technical capabilities, and lastly a team interview before going into contract negotiation.
If you cannot satisfy the minimum requirements for application above, please prepare a motivation as to why we should consider your application.
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Title: Backend Engineer
Company: Sigma Digital
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Category: Software Development (Full Stack Developer, Cloud Engineer – Software, Backend Developer, Software Engineer)
