Principal AWS Developer/Lead

We are looking for a highly experienced and dynamic AWS Principal Developer with a strong focus on Event-Driven Architecture, Microservices, and AWS service development. In this role, you will play a key part in architecting and building scalable, high-performance, and event-driven solutions using AWS services. You will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud-native applications, leveraging AWS best practices to deliver innovative solutions. As a Principal Developer, you will work with cross-functional teams to set up, develop, and enhance AWS-based services that support microservices architectures and ensure that event-driven patterns are seamlessly integrated.

• Design & Develop Event-Driven Systems: Architect and develop highly scalable, event-driven solutions using AWS services like SNS, SQS, EventBridge, Lambda, and Kinesis. Implement event-driven patterns to support real-time data processing and seamless communication across distributed systems.

• Microservices Architecture: Design and implement microservices architectures leveraging AWS technologies such as ECS, EKS, Lambda, and API Gateway. Ensure that microservices are loosely coupled, scalable, and maintainable.

• AWS Infrastructure Setup: Set up and manage a robust AWS infrastructure to support high-availability, fault-tolerant, and cost-efficient systems. Utilize services such as EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and CloudFormation to automate and manage cloud resources.

• Building AWS Services: Lead the creation and integration of AWS services to meet the needs of various applications. Ensure that these services are optimized for performance, security, and scalability.

• Event-Driven Solutions Development: Work closely with the product and engineering teams to implement event-driven communication patterns that enhance the flexibility and responsiveness of applications.

• CI/CD & Automation: Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines using AWS Developer Tools (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy) and other CI/CD tools. Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or the AWS CDK.

• Mentoring & Leadership: Provide technical leadership to development teams, mentoring junior and mid-level developers on AWS technologies, event-driven patterns, and microservices best practices. Encourage a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

• Extensive AWS Experience: 8 years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience working with AWS services and cloud-native applications.

• Event-Driven Architecture Expertise: Deep understanding of event-driven architectures and patterns, with hands-on experience building systems that rely on AWS services such as EventBridge, SQS, SNS, Lambda, and Kinesis.

• Microservices Development: Proven experience in building, deploying, and maintaining microservices architectures on AWS, using services like AWS ECS, EKS, Lambda, and API Gateway.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Strong knowledge and experience in using IaC tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK to provision and manage infrastructure.

• AWS Services Expertise: In-depth knowledge of a wide range of AWS services, including EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudFormation, and API Gateway.

• Cloud Security & Compliance: Solid understanding of cloud security practices, including IAM, encryption, network security, and AWS security best practices.

• Performance Tuning: Experience with performance optimization and troubleshooting of cloud applications, ensuring scalability and high availability.

• Leadership & Mentorship: Demonstrated leadership abilities, with experience mentoring and guiding teams in the adoption of best practices for AWS-based solutions.

• Strong Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• AWS Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional, or other relevant AWS certifications.

• Advanced Degree: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile environments with an understanding of Scrum and Kanban methodologies.

• Cloud Migration Experience: Experience in migrating legacy applications to AWS or cloud-native environments.