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Title: Senior Cloud Developer (AWS/Python)
Location: Remote - Eastern, Central, or Mountain Time zones only (No PST candidates) Openings: 4 total (2 filled, 2 open, 1 more on the way)
Duration: 6+ months
MOI: Video
About the Role
This is a hands-on developer position working in the cloud - internally referred to as a "Cloud Dev" role. This is not a leadership-only or purely architectural position. Even candidates with a Lead or Architect title must still be actively writing code on a daily basis.
Client is undergoing an AWS migration from on-prem to cloud. New development is being done in Python, with legacy systems in Java.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of hands-on AWS cloud engineering experience (14+ years minimum considered)
- Strong, hands-on experience with:
- AWS (recent, hands-on experience strongly preferred over Azure)
- Lambda (must-have - critical to this role)
- Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Step Functions
- Kafka
- API Development
- CloudWatch
- System Design
- Python - 5+ years minimum, the more the better
- Prior Java experience (former Java developer background strongly preferred)
- AWS certification preferred: Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Strategic thinker - must be able to think beyond just writing code
- Strong, consistent communication skills and ability to follow through
- Minimum 10 years working in the USA
What Makes a Strong Candidate
- Genuine, current hands-on developers - not candidates who have moved fully into management or pure architecture without coding
- Very senior-level developers (many hires have 15+ years experience; occasionally a strong 10-year developer is considered)
- Candidates should be prepared to speak in-depth about their AWS/cloud architecture decisions and hands-on implementation work
- This role prioritizes quality over rate - talent and depth of hands-on experience matter more than cost
Important Notes for Recruiters/Submitters
- Do not submit candidates who are hands-off leads/architects - they are consistently screened out
- Confirm hands-on coding involvement with the candidate before submitting; some candidates are surprised to learn this is a coding-heavy role
- Recent AWS experience is preferred over Azure background
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