Sr AWS Developer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills • Strong hands-on experience with Java and object-oriented design • Experience designing and building cloud-native applications • Practical experience with AWS services and architecture • Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging platforms such as SQS, SNS, Kafka, or EventBridge • Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs • Experience with microservices or distributed service-oriented systems • Experience with Docker and container-based development • Strong understanding of software engineering best practices including testing, code reviews, and CI/CD • Experience working in Agile or iterative delivery environments • Strong problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills • Ability to define detailed design and translate requirements into technical solutions • Familiarity with security best practices, IAM, encryption, and secrets management • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills Key Responsibilities: • Define detailed technical design o Translate business and architecture requirements into clear, implementable low-level designs o Produce design documentation, interface contracts, and technical estimates • Design and develop cloud-native applications o Build scalable, resilient, and maintainable services using Java and AWS o Apply modern architecture patterns for distributed systems and enterprise platforms • Develop event-driven and API-based solutions o Design and implement asynchronous workflows using event-driven architecture o Build secure, well-documented APIs and service integrations • Work with serverless and containerized workloads o Develop solutions using AWS Lambda, containers, and orchestration platforms such as ECS or EKS o Choose the right runtime model based on performance, scale, and cost considerations • Implement distributed system best practices o Ensure reliability, fault tolerance, observability, and scalability o Address concerns such as retries, idempotency, latency, and consistency • Collaborate across teams and roles o Partner with architects, product managers, and technical team members to shape technical solutions o Contribute to design reviews and key design decision-making o Partner with Quality Assurance engineer to plan, develop, automate, and execute software testing • Follow engineering best practices o Write clean, testable, and maintainable code. o Leverage available AI based coding tools. o Participate in code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and release processes • Support application performance and operations o Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize production systems o Investigate defects, incidents, and performance issues in collaboration with support and operations teams • Ensure security and compliance o Follow secure coding practices and cloud security standards o Apply least-privilege access, secrets management, and data protection controls • Mentor and guide team members o Share technical knowledge and support junior and mid-level engineers o Help raise the overall engineering quality of the team • Non-functional Requirements: Ensure all developed software meets non-functional requirements such as security, scalability, maintainability, performance, and compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards Salary Range: $130,000 to $150,000 per year