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GigsRemote connects trusted companies with top tech contractors from Central and Eastern Europe, bringing them together to work on IT projects of varying complexity and duration. Our aim is to create an ongoing opportunity for gig talent allowing them to work from any location and set their own work-life balance focusing on projects they feel passionate about.
For one of our clients, we are looking for a Cloud Backend Developer to join their cloud engineering team. You will design and build scalable serverless services in a production AWS environment, working closely with client's senior international team on a platform that processes large volumes of media in real time.
This role can be full-time or part-time 3-4 days a week.
Key Responsibilities
Design and build serverless backend services using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, and DynamoDB
Implement secure authentication and authorisation flows with AWS Cognito and OAuth2/OIDC
Build and maintain asynchronous processing pipelines for document and image workloads
Contribute to API design and backend architecture decisions
Integrate AI/LLM tooling to improve code quality and development workflows
Participate in code reviews and help maintain a high engineering standard
Requirements
Fluent in English
5+ years of backend development, with at least 3 years in AWS serverless environments
Strong Node.js / TypeScript / Python
AWS proficiency: Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, Cognito
DynamoDB data modelling (GSI/LSI, access patterns)
Python for scripting and data processing
Security best practices: JWT, IAM, secrets management
Working knowledge of DevOps practices — CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure as code
Nice to Haves
Terraform or AWS CDK
React / TypeScript frontend experience
PostgreSQL
AWS certification
This is a B2B contract, with potential to extend. Only contractors based in Europe will be considered.
If you are interested, apply here or register on our website and our Talent Advisor will get in touch with you to discuss further process.
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