Lead Software Engineer II

Posted 4mo ago

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Design, develop, and deliver high-quality software iteratively and incrementally.
Ensure software follows modern engineering practices, including clean code, testing, automation, and cloud-native patterns.
Support continuous improvement in code quality, reliability, performance, and developer experience.
Build and enhance distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native solutions in AWS.
Apply cloud best practices—security, cost awareness, performance, and operational efficiency.
Contribute to observability through metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards, and alerts.
Assist in performance tuning, resiliency improvements, and troubleshooting production issues.

4 - 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong backend development experience with Java and Python.
Solid understanding of SQL, data modeling, and query optimization.
Working knowledge of AWS cloud architecture, services, and best practices.
Experience with modern databases (relational and NoSQL) such as DynamoDB, RDS, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and container orchestration systems (ECS/EKS preferred).
Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as CloudWatch or Datadog.
Ability to produce clear technical documentation and participate in design discussions.
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
Comfort working in Agile environments with iterative delivery and shared ownership.
Ability to bring clarity to complex situations and drive work forward with teammates.

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