Senior/Lead Backend Developer
DistantJobUnited Kingdom
Posted October 13, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
DistantJob is a remote hiring platform designed to address key challenges in global talent acquisition. By leveraging multilingual recruiters and extensive vetting processes, DistantJob connects companies with diverse, skilled candidates from around the world. Additionally, they manage HR operations globally, ensuring employees are legally protected and compensated fairly, thus streamlining the remote hiring process for businesses.
Job Description
We're seeking a talented Backend Developer to join our client's team and help them scale their high-traffic, minimalist infrastructure. This is a full-time role offering the opportunity to mentor a technical team and shape the future of a product used by millions worldwide. The company is bootstrapped and operates with no VC funding.
Requirements
- Ability to work within the UK timezone
- Proficiency in AWS services such as S3, DynamoDB, EC2, CloudFront, and SQS
- Experience with Stripe APIs
- Comfortable with DevOps practices
- 5+ years of backend development experience using ReactJS, NodeJS (Express), DynamoDB
Benefits
- Profitability
- Work/Life Balance (4-day work week)
- No VC funding rounds
