Senior AWS Software Engineer

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior AWS Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the ability to provide high-level estimations for new products. Additionally, this individual will be adept at asking probing questions to ensure accurate and comprehensive estimations. The Senior AWS Software Engineer will also be responsible for overseeing and leading software engineers to build out new products.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and highly available applications using AWS services.
• Provide high-level estimations for new products, considering various factors such as scope, complexity, and resources required.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring clear understanding and alignment.
• Ask probing questions to uncover hidden requirements, potential challenges, and opportunities for optimization.
• Implement best practices for cloud-based application development and deployment.
• Ensure security, availability, and performance of applications through effective monitoring and optimization techniques.
• Stay up to date with the latest AWS services and features, and evaluate their potential benefits for current and future products.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical expertise and support as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8 years of experience in software development, with a focus on cloud-based applications.
• 5 years of hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and more.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Node.js.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer are a plus.

Additional Responsibilities

• Design and build highly complex software solutions using agile/XP/TDD.
• Lead a team in programming well-designed, efficient code independently.
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and product owners to build cloud-native software solutions targeting PCF, Azure, AWS, mobile iOS/Android, etc.
• Clearly communicate team-wide progress and identify blocking processes/patterns that hold a team back.
• Participate in paired programming and code reviews with mentees to expand the team's collective knowledge and understanding of software engineering.
• Complete independent research to refine best practices and present work to peers.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• A breadth of experience building software solutions through a strong mix of independent research/projects and industry expertise.
• 7-9 years' previous experience in software development.
• Significant familiarity and comfort in using IDEs, and knowledge of shortcuts and operations that speed up development time.
• Deep and solid understanding of APIs and experience in designing/building/implementing them.
• Expertise in cloud-native software engineering best practices.
• Experience with automation and optimization to create repeatable patterns that increase team efficiency.
• Experience and ability to manage and optimize databases.
• Understanding of functional programming and the ability to apply functional concepts in any language.
• Familiarity and ability to comfortably work with multiple platforms.
• Deep experience turning complex ideas into workable solutions.
• Previous experience collaborating on a cross-functional team.
• Deep understanding of the development cycle and ability to debug and avoid future problems by building more robust solutions.
• Experience translating business needs into valuable solutions for customers.
• Experience building solutions with vulnerabilities in mind and remediate these issues as part of the design of a new solution.
• Experience acting as a strong instructor for team members.
• Experience building solutions with the larger team in mind to improve software engineering at the team level.
• Experience with teaching and mentoring team members at various levels.
• Previous involvement in the long-term vision of projects and software engineering practices.
• Demonstrated strong soft skills and ability to rapidly make decisions for the team.
• Mastery of cyber security principles such as authentication, authorization, and encryption.
• In-depth experience working with multiple CI/CD stacks and guiding product teams on the setup of CI/CD for new products.
• Ability to turn complex ideas into manageable pieces of work to complete as part of a product team.
• Coach and mentor software developers, providing technical guidance to leadership so that solutions are built with innovation and sustainability in mind.
• Recommend and implement best practices and innovative solutions to drive digital transformation in the organization.

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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