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Get involved in a greenfield replatforming project for a major retailer and take your backend skills to the next level. A well-known retail brand is investing heavily in its technology platform and is currently undertaking a major ecommerce re-platform to Shopify. As part of this transformation, they are building a modern integration layer that will connect multiple systems and services across the business. This role offers the opportunity to work on a high-impact programme of work where you will help design and develop the event-driven integrations that power a new ecommerce ecosystem. You will join a collaborative engineering environment where learning, experimentation, and sharing ideas are encouraged. Engineers are given real ownership of their work and the chance to influence architecture and technical direction as the platform evolves. As a Backend Engineer, you will help design and build integrations between Shopify and a range of internal and third-party systems. The focus of the role is API development using Node.js and deployment to AWS. You will work across the full development lifecycle – from design through to deployment and ongoing improvement. Ideal experience: • JavaScript / TypeScript • Node.js • AWS Lambda • Event-driven systems • Git workflows • Automated testing • Terraform Not to worry if you don't have all of this - the key experience we need is Node.js backend development. Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 salary Location: 1 day per week in either Leamington Spa or Desborough. If this sounds of interest to you, apply now as we have interview slots available! We are an equal opportunity recruitment company. This means we welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We are particularly invested in Neurodiversity inclusion and offer reasonable adjustments in the interview process. Reasonable adjustments are changes that we can make in the interview process if your disability puts you at a disadvantage compared with others who are not disabled. If you would benefit from a reasonable adjustment in your interview process, please call or email one of our recruiters.
| Skill | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| AWS (Amazon Web Services) | llm_hard |
100%
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| JavaScript/Node.js | llm_hard |
100%
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| Event-Driven Architecture | llm_hard |
100%
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| Terraform | llm_hard |
100%
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| RESTful APIs | llm_hard |
80%
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| API Design | llm_hard |
80%
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| Git | llm_hard |
80%
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| Skill | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration | llm_soft |
100%
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| Sharing Ideas and Knowledge | llm_soft |
100%
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| Taking Ownership | llm_soft |
100%
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| Learning Agility | llm_soft |
80%
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