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Location: London, UK
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Backend Engineer
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What this role officially is
software developer — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Software developers implement or program all kinds of software systems based on specifications and designs by using programming languages, tools, and platforms.
Also known as: application developer, application programmer, solutions developer, programmer, software specialist, application software developer
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Remote: Yes — UK remote or London hybrid/onsite
Willing to relocate: No
Right to work: UK — no sponsorship required
Availability: Immediately
Software Engineer with 4 years of experience, primarily focused on backend and platform engineering using Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis, and event-driven systems.
Most recently worked as a Software Engineer II contractor at Deliveroo, improving production CRM data pipelines and lifecycle orchestration using AWS Lambda, SQS, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Go, and Datadog. Earlier experience includes leading a migration of approximately 400,000 users, updating around 500 APIs, improving application performance with Redis caching, and building production services end to end.
Interested in Backend Engineer, Platform Engineer, Full-Stack Engineer, or early-stage/founding engineering opportunities.
Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, AWS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, SQS, Lambda, Docker, Terraform, REST APIs, microservices, Datadog, CI/CD, Go
GitHub: https://github.com/Samiksha-sudo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samiksha-kad-ab66051a9/
Portfolio: https://mycreportfolio.com/samiksha
Willing to relocate: No
Right to work: UK — no sponsorship required
Availability: Immediately
Software Engineer with 4 years of experience, primarily focused on backend and platform engineering using Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis, and event-driven systems.
Most recently worked as a Software Engineer II contractor at Deliveroo, improving production CRM data pipelines and lifecycle orchestration using AWS Lambda, SQS, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Go, and Datadog. Earlier experience includes leading a migration of approximately 400,000 users, updating around 500 APIs, improving application performance with Redis caching, and building production services end to end.
Interested in Backend Engineer, Platform Engineer, Full-Stack Engineer, or early-stage/founding engineering opportunities.
Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, AWS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, SQS, Lambda, Docker, Terraform, REST APIs, microservices, Datadog, CI/CD, Go
GitHub: https://github.com/Samiksha-sudo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samiksha-kad-ab66051a9/
Portfolio: https://mycreportfolio.com/samiksha