Permanent - Intermediate Backend Developer - Johannesburg - South Africa

THE ROLE seeks a middle ground between fluid scripting for cloud infrastructure & database functions.

 You will be working on the  StudioLabs team as a Back End Infrastructure Developer on a longstanding SaaS platform partner engagement.

You will work directly with a varied, diverse and fantastic development & executive team to drive product infrastructure and define new opportunities.

You will work side-by-side with engineers and other developers to produce high-quality code & infrastructure features, to ensure the best possible product at each release.

Generally speaking, you will own your work from top to bottom, and have a passion for delivering the highest quality work possible

Support the team in assessing, defining, and rolling out workflow and process improvements

Aid the team in training and on-boarding of new team members

Be an awesome fellow team member and help to maintain the StudioLabs culture AND want to grow into a Team Lead position

Minimum 3- 5 yrs working experience with Databases, PostGreSQL preferred.

You will have some level of experience that touches on optimizing queries and writing good queries by hand & checking for performance issues.

Strong skills in JavaScript/Node.js or Python, with a willingness to learn JavaScript/Node.js

Working experience writing Lambda code functions/structure, including updates, & writing new code

Strong working experience with AWS Infrastructure (Web servers, S3, etc), server-side cloud technologies

Preferred experience delivering SaaS products within an Agile, KanBan, or other development methodology

The desire and drive to be awesome every day; An inquisitive mind, and a confident voice

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment: Ability to seamlessly wrangle multiple, concurrent priorities and work streams and not be afraid to challenge yourself in the process.

Degree in computer science