Job Description
THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOU
A leading global product scale‑up is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer (AWS | Data | Scale) to take ownership of production systems powering massive, data‑heavy platforms across multiple regions.
This is not a support role. You’ll architect, optimise, and scale infrastructure where uptime, performance, and smart design decisions truly matter. If you care about reliability, clean automation, and systems that handle large‑scale datasets, this is where your work makes an impact.
You’ll collaborate with high‑calibre engineers, influence long‑term infrastructure design, and work in close proximity to the data itself — not just abstraction layers.
WHAT YOU WILL BE BUILDING
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Production infrastructure supporting global, data‑heavy platforms
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High‑volume relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) optimised for scale and performance
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Tooling for monitoring, automation, and recovery
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Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform) to ensure consistency and reduce drift
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Distributed systems and APIs designed for resilience and reliability
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Long‑term system architecture that balances performance, scalability, and maintainability
OUR REQUIRED EXPERTISE
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4+ years in infrastructure, backend, or platform engineering
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Strong AWS cloud experience
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Proven track record managing databases at scale (Postgres/MySQL)
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Solid system design and architecture skills
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Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform or similar)
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Backend coding experience (Python or similar)
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Bonus: Reliability and performance engineering focus
YOUR REWARD
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Competitive salary: R80,000 – R100,000 per month (aligned to expertise)
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Hybrid work model: Cape Town HQ, with global reach
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Ownership of infrastructure performance, reliability, and scalability
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A lean, product‑led engineering environment where your decisions shape uptime and scale
For more roles, please have a look at our website (www.60degrees.com). or follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/10287263/)