Job Opportunity: Cloud Engineer — AWS Serverless
We're seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to join our team and help us evolve and maintain our serverless AWS backend. Our mobile app and web experiences rely on this critical infrastructure, and we need someone who can work across our event-driven stack to add features, fix bugs, and improve performance.
This is a remote opportunity that requires high ownership and a focus on clean code, small safe changes, and excellent operability. You'll have the freedom to design and implement solutions that meet the needs of our growing business.
The Role
You'll be responsible for:
* Maintaining and evolving AWS Lambda microservices behind Amazon API Gateway and AWS IoT Core;
* Implementing authentication/authorization via Cognito User Pools and Lambda authorizers;
* Maintaining and optimizing data models and access patterns in DynamoDB and MySQL (RDS);
* Maintaining asynchronous workflows using SQS/SNS and keeping observability healthy with CloudWatch metrics/logs and alarms;
* Integrating and supporting third-party services used for payments, open banking, notifications, fraud/risk, analytics, and support tooling.
Tech Stack
AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, DynamoDB, RDS MySQL, SQS/SNS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudFormation/SAM, EC2, ECS, plus fintech/comms integrations.
Requirements
To succeed in this role, you'll need:
* 8+ years building/maintaining production backends; 4+ years with AWS serverless;
* Proficiency in JavaScript/Node.js and strong REST API fundamentals and event-driven patterns;
* Solid SQL/NoSQL skills and experience maintaining IaC and CI/CD pipelines;
* A security-first mindset and practical debugging/troubleshooting chops;
* Experience with WebSocket/API Gateway connection management and real-time features.
Hiring Process
We'll be conducting a thorough evaluation process, including:
* An introductory call;
* A technical deep dive into systems design discussions focused on maintainability and evolution;
* A practical walkthrough of IaC/API/data-modeling maintenance scenarios;
* A chat with our founder/lead and references.
About Us
We're an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We value innovative thinking and collaboration, and we offer a dynamic work environment that encourages growth and development.
How to Apply
Please send your CV, GitHub/portfolio, and a brief note describing a production backend you've maintained or evolved, along with any relevant reliability or cost improvements you've delivered.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!