Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 8+ years in software development, including 3-4+ years in staff, principal, or architecture leadership roles

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Staff Software Engineer to drive architecture and hands-on development for a cloud-native, serverless backend platform integrating hardware, firmware, cloud, and AI capabilities. This is a high-impact, leadership- and ownership-driven role in a remote US-based environment.

Key Responsibilities

Evolve platform architecture for distributed, cloud-native systems in serverless AWS
Drive technical strategy across multiple teams
Design scalable backend systems, APIs, microservices, data models
Lead design reviews and architecture sessions
mentor engineers and drive long-term maintenance

Technical Overview

Role focuses on TypeScript-based backend development in AWS serverless environments, building scalable APIs and microservices, and incorporating AI capabilities via Bedrock/LangChain. Responsibilities include design reviews, architecture sessions, and driving best practices across teams.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend-focused Staff Software Engineer with 8+ years of software experience, deep expertise in TypeScript and AWS serverless architectures, and a track record of leading architecture across distributed systems. They should be comfortable integrating hardware, firmware, cloud infrastructure, and AI capabilities while mentoring engineers.

Must-Have Skills

TypeScriptAWS LambdaAPI GatewayDynamoDBIoT CoreStep FunctionsCDKRESTful APIsMicroservicesDockerCI/CDDatadogBedrockLangChainLangGraphauthenticationauthorizationsecuritySDKs

Tools & Platforms

AWSAPI GatewayDynamoDBIoT CoreStep FunctionsCDKDockerDatadogBedrockLangChainLangGraphReact.jsTypeScript

Required Skills

TypeScriptAmazon Web ServicesAWS LambdaAPI GatewayDynamoDBIoT CoreStep FunctionsCDKCloud Development KitserverlessRESTful APIsmicroservicesDockerCI/CDDatadogBedrockLangChainLangGraphauthenticationauthorizationsecuritySDKsservice contractsplatform APIs

Hard Skills

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentorshipownershipcollaborationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingadaptability

Industry & Role

Industry Energy

Job Function Lead backend software engineering and architectural direction for an integrated hardware-software AI platform

Role Subtype Staff Software Engineer

Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, JavaScript, React, Node.js, SQL / PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Docker

Keywords for Your Resume

Staff Software EngineerTypeScriptAWSAmazon Web ServicesAWS LambdaAPI GatewayDynamoDBIoT CoreStep FunctionsCDKCloud Development KitserverlessRESTful APIsmicroservicesDockerCI/CDDatadogBedrockLangChainLangGraphauthenticationauthorizationsecuritySDKsservice contractsplatform APIs

Deal Breakers

Lack of 8+ years of software experience, Inability to work in a cloud-native serverless AWS environment, No track record of ownership or multi-team influence

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