AWS Developer

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications and microservices on AWS using services such as Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, and SQS/SNS

Build and orchestrate complex, multi-step workflows using AWS Step Functions (Standard and Express workflows, error handling, retries, and state machine design)

Develop GenAI-powered features using Amazon Bedrock — model invocation, prompt engineering, Knowledge Bases for RAG, Agents, and Guardrails

Build and maintain serverless and event-driven architectures for high-availability, low-latency workloads

Write clean, well-tested, production-grade code in Python, Node.js, or Java

Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or Terraform

Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins)

Ensure application security and compliance — IAM policies, encryption (KMS), secrets management, VPC design, and least-privilege access

Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize systems using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and CloudTrail

Drive cost optimization through right-sizing, autoscaling, and architectural reviews

Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical designs

Participate in code reviews, on-call rotations, and incident postmortems

 

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

4+ years of hands-on AWS development experience in production environments

Strong proficiency in at least one language: Python, Node.js/TypeScript, or Java

Deep working knowledge of core AWS services: Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EC2, IAM, CloudFormation

Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices

Solid understanding of networking fundamentals on AWS (VPC, subnets, security groups, load balancers)

Experience with Git-based workflows and CI/CD tooling

Strong debugging, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills

 

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certification — Developer Associate, Solutions Architect Associate, or DevOps Engineer Professional

Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (ECS, EKS, Fargate)

Familiarity with event-driven patterns — EventBridge, Kinesis, Step Functions

Exposure to AI/ML services on AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker) or building GenAI-integrated applications

Experience with observability stacks (Datadog, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies

Prior experience in [industry — e.g., fintech] is a plus