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Intermediate Full-Stack Developer (AWS)

We're hiring an intermediate full-stack developer to build and run public-facing apps andinternal/external backends on AWS, working largely autonomously.

About us

Guud is a for-profit company with social impact at its core. We take healthcare and otheressential services to people where they live and work, through mobile units, especiallywhere people can’t easily reach a building.

Software is what makes those units work. Our small engineering team builds thetechnology behind every visit: the apps that patients and health workers use, the clinicalrecords captured on each mobile unit, the integrations with medical devices and partnersystems, and the cloud data platform that turns each visit into reliable reporting for thepeople who fund the work. Our users work in the field, where connectivity can be patchy,so what we build has to be dependable, simple to use and kind to the people who rely onit.

The role

You'll work across the stack: React and TypeScript on the front end, Node.js and Pythonon the back end, and AWS infrastructure defined in code with the AWS CDK. Ourproducts include public-facing web and mobile apps and the internal backends thatpower them, mostly built on serverless services.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can take a feature from ticket to production with

limited supervision. We value people who move work forward independently and who

recognise early when a problem needs a second pair of eyes.

AI is central to how we build. You'll use agentic coding tools and AI-assisted workflows

every day, reviewing and directing their output as part of your normal engineering work.

What you'll do:

Build and maintain public-facing applications in React and TypeScript.

Design and build backend APIs and services in Node.js (TypeScript) and Python,

running on AWS Lambda and API Gateway.

Define and evolve infrastructure as code using the AWS CDK in TypeScript, including

services such as S3, CloudFront, Route 53, DynamoDB and IAM.

Ship changes through automated CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) across

development and production environments.

Write automated tests and keep code quality high through linting, type safety and

code review.

Add logging, tracing and metrics so services are observable and issues can be

diagnosed quickly.

Own features end to end: clarify requirements, plan the work, deliver it and follow it

into production.

Work autonomously day to day, and raise blockers, risks or open questions with the

team early rather than late.

What you'll bring:

3–5 years of professional software development experience, with full-stack work in

production.

Strong TypeScript, with solid experience building front ends in React.

Backend experience in Node.js; working proficiency in Python.

Hands-on experience deploying and running applications on AWS, ideally serverless

(Lambda, Fargate, API Gateway, RDS, S3, VPC Networking).

Experience with infrastructure as code, preferably the AWS CDK (CloudFormation,

Terraform or SST also count).

Experience with Git-based workflows, code review and CI/CD pipelines.

A habit of writing tests and maintainable, well-structured code.

The judgement to work independently, and to know when to ask for help.

Comfort working with agentic coding tools and AI-assisted workflows, or a genuine

willingness to adopt them, while keeping ownership of quality and correctness.

Comfort in a fluid startup environment where requirements, priorities and processes

evolve quickly.

A degree or diploma in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical

experience.

Nice to have:

React Native or other mobile development experience.

Monorepo tooling such as pnpm workspaces.

Schema validation and shared types across client and server (e.g. Zod).

Observability tooling such as AWS Lambda Powertools, CloudWatch or X-Ray.

An AWS certification (e.g. Developer – Associate or Solutions Architect – Associate).

Working arrangement

This is a hybrid role based in our Cape Town office at Century City. The team is in the

office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with Monday and Friday remote. There is no

on-call or after-hours support rotation.

Remuneration and benefits

Salary: R45,000 – R60,000 per month cost to company, depending on experience.

How to apply:

Send your CV and a short note on a project you're proud of to filipe@guud.global. Links to

GitHub or a portfolio are welcome but not required.

Intermediate Full-Stack Developer (AWS)

Pay: R45 000,00 - R60 000,00 per month

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Century City, Western Cape