Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and scalable event-driven cloud solutions using TypeScript and AWS. Build infrastructure as code with AWS CDK, implement secure and highly available architectures, troubleshoot production issues, optimize performance, participate in technical planning and code reviews, document solutions, collaborate with teams and vendors, and mentor engineers on AWS best practices.
This is a remote position.
We have a new opening for a Senior AWS Software Engineer, and we're looking for strong candidates with modern AWS development experience and excellent communication skills.
Requirements
Required Technical Skills
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong AWS development experience
- TypeScript development
- Building and maintaining RESTful APIs
- AWS Lambda
- API Gateway
- API integrations
- AWS CDK (Infrastructure as Code)
- GitHub
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using TypeScript and AWS services
- Build scalable event-driven cloud solutions
- Develop Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK
- Implement secure, highly available cloud architectures
- Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors
- Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical planning
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and optimize system performance
- Create technical documentation and mentor other engineers on AWS best practices
Benefits
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