About the Company

Join a global leader in the secure technology industry, trusted worldwide for building innovative solutions that protect digital platforms, content, and consumers. Our teams in Amsterdam are working on cutting-edge projects where scalability, performance, and security are at the heart of everything we do.

The Project

We are kicking off a new, high-impact project and are looking for experienced freelance engineers to strengthen our team. You will play a key role in designing and delivering high-throughput, consumer-facing systems on AWS serverless architecture.

Your Role

As a Senior Software Engineer / Backend Engineer / Cloud Software Engineer / AWS Serverless Engineer, you will:

• Architecture, develop, and optimize serverless applications on AWS.
• Work with Lambda, DynamoDB (including schema design), API Gateway, EventBridge, CloudFront, and Kinesis.
• Deliver multi-region deployments with CDK and TypeScript.
• Ensure security best practices with OAuth integration.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and automated testing.
• Collaborate with a diverse and skilled engineering team to hit project milestones on time.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven expertise with AWS serverless architecture.
• Strong backend engineering skills (TypeScript preferred).
• Experience building and scaling consumer-facing systems.
• Solid grasp of CI/CD, testing, and modern cloud practices.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset and collaborative working style.

Details

• Contract: Freelance, 6 months (with possible extension).
• Location: Hybrid (Amsterdam office + remote flexibility). Must live in The Netherlands
• Start date: 15th September. Must
• Interviewing: First week of September.

Why Join?

• Work with a world leader in secure tech, tackling meaningful challenges.
• Be part of a high-performing, international team.
• Hybrid setup for flexibility and collaboration.
• Competitive freelance rates.

Interested?

If you are a Senior Software Engineer, Backend Engineer, Cloud Software Engineer, or AWS Serverless Engineer ready to take on a new challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us shape the future of secure technology.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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