AWS Engineer

Role Overview & Responsibilities

About us

We are professional, agile, customer-centric, and our goal is to help build successful and sustainable organisations through our team of experts.

Our work environment includes:

• Growth opportunities
• International workforce
• Casual work attire
• Flexible working hours
• On-the-job training

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, testing and maintaining AWS-based Microservices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering principles, excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. This is a great opportunity for an individual who is looking to take their career to the next level.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain AWS serverless applications using Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, and other AWS services
• Build REST APIs to open API specifications, writing integration and unit tests
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy cloud-native applications
• Provide technical leadership in the development of serverless architectures and implementation strategies
• Design and implement serverless infrastructure as code using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform, or other similar tools
• Write high-quality, maintainable code for serverless applications
• Develop and implement automated testing and deployment processes for serverless applications
• Identify and troubleshoot issues related to serverless applications and infrastructure
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices related to serverless development on AWS
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to knowledge-sharing efforts within the team
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and other development-related activities

Desirable skills:

• Proficiency in a programming language, we use Typescript, however, if you have experience in a different programming language and are interested in learning Typescript, we’d like to talk to you
• Experience with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, and other serverless services
• Familiarity with serverless frameworks such as Serverless, SAM, or CDK
• Experience with AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or other infrastructure as code tools
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Familiarity with Middy middleware engine for AWS Lambda
• Experience with JEST testing framework

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £55,563.00-£79,274.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexitime
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location: Remote