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Backend Developer

AV Group·Remote, south-africa·Full Time·Remote
Technologymid-levelFull TimeRemote
-Closes Dec 13, 2026

Back-end Developer

Looking for a skilled back-end developer to join our team of creators who are consistently raising the bar for user experience

Requirements:

Excellent foundation in computer science, algorithms, and web design

3+ years experience as a Backend Developer

Experience with JavaScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Git, or MongoDB is helpful to succeed quickly in this role

Experience in writing highly secure web applications

Experience with core AWS web-enabling technologies

Growth mindset that challenges the status quo and focuses on outside-the-box ideas and solutions

Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in computer science

Experience in designing RESTful APIs, specifically for mobile apps

Experience in leading a team

Key Responsibilities:

Write code and tests, build prototypes, resolve issues, and profile and analyze bottlenecks

Design robust APIs to support mobile and desktop clients

Manage and optimize scalable distributed systems in the cloud

Optimize web applications for performance and scalability

Develop automated tests to ensure business needs are met, and allow for regression testing

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At a glance

Company

AV Group

Location

Remote, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Work style

Remote

Experience

mid-level

Valid until

December 13, 2026

Created

October 15, 2026

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