Senior AWS Application Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +5 more locations.

📋 Description

• Create and develop serverless applications and scalable, event-driven services utilizing AWS.

• Design, implement, and document secure, well-versioned RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

• Produce clean, tested, and maintainable code in Python or Node.js/TypeScript.

• Define and manage cloud environments through infrastructure as code.

• Establish CI/CD pipelines for prompt, safe, and repeatable deployments.

• Apply AWS Well-Architected principles, enforce least-privilege IAM, and manage encryption and secrets.

• Instrument systems with CloudWatch, X-Ray, structured logging, and observability tools.

• Optimize serverless workloads focusing on latency, concurrency, and cost efficiency.

• Diagnose production issues and promote continuous improvement post-launch.

• Engage in discovery and design sessions, translating requirements into technical solutions.

• Provide estimates and communicate updates and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, collaborative coding, and technical guidance.

• Contribute reusable patterns, accelerators, and engineering standards.

• Integrate AWS solutions with CRM, ticketing, contact center, and other enterprise platforms.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of professional software engineering experience.

• More than 4 years of experience in building and operating production applications on AWS.

• Extensive hands-on expertise with AWS serverless services, including Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, and S3.

• Strong programming capabilities in Python or Node.js/TypeScript.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and developing scalable APIs and event-driven architectures.

• Proficient in infrastructure as code using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, SAM, or Terraform.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.

• In-depth understanding of AWS security best practices, including IAM, Cognito, KMS, Secrets Manager, and network security fundamentals.

• Experience in monitoring, logging, and tracing in distributed systems using CloudWatch, X-Ray, or similar tools.

• Strong grasp of software design principles, testing strategies, and performance optimization within cloud-native environments.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage directly with clients in a consulting or professional services context.

• Willingness to travel occasionally to client locations.

• AWS certifications are highly advantageous.

• Experience with Amazon Connect, contact center solutions, Amazon Lex, Amazon Bedrock, or Amazon Q is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus offered.

• Remote work opportunities in the United States or Canada, or office-based work at major North American locations.

• Up to 25% travel to contact center and client locations.

• Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.