Senior AWS Developer

Backend & Cloud Developer 

We're hiring a Backend & Cloud Developer to build and operate our clients backend platform. You'll develop the Java and serverless APIs that support our clients features and manage its AWS infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

This role combines new project delivery and feature development with ongoing production operations, including participation in a 24×7 on-call rotation.

With a strong focus on AWS and its IaC, you'll own backend services and their cloud infrastructure end to end—from developing new capabilities to operating and supporting them in production.

Location - Calgary

Work Mode - Perfer candidates located in Calgary, but will accept remote candidates

Duration - 1 year

Must-have skills

1. AWS Cloud Development: Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services, particularly Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, IAM, VPC, S3 and ECR.
2. Java / Spring Boot: Strong backend development experience with Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x and microservices architecture.
3. Terraform (Infrastructure as Code): Hands-on experience building, deploying and managing AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
4. Node.js / TypeScript: Experience developing serverless applications and APIs using AWS Lambda.
5. CI/CD & DevOps: Experience building and maintaining automated deployment pipelines, containerized applications and production environments.
6. Database Technologies: Experience with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and Redis.
7. Production Support: Experience troubleshooting cloud applications and participating in on-call rotations.
8. Security & AI Development Tools: Knowledge of AWS security best practices and experience using AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot.

Nice-to-have skills

• AWS Developer or Solutions Architect certification
• Confluent Kafka
• Amazon Bedrock / LLM application development