AWS Application Developer

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled AWS Application Developer with strong hands-on expertise in serverless and event-driven development. The role focuses on building modern scalable applications on AWS contributing to application modernization programs and leveraging AI-assisted development using AWS Kiro.

Key Responsibilities

1. Application Development (AWS Serverless & Event-driven)

• Design develop and deploy cloud-native applications using:
  • AWS Lambda API Gateway
  • Amazon EventBridge
  • Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
• Build and maintain event-driven and streaming data pipelines.
• Develop scalable backend services using:
  • TypeScript / (preferred)
  • Python (optional)
• Work with AWS services such as:
  • DynamoDB S3 Step Functions

2. Application Modernization

• Contribute to modernization of legacy applications to AWS cloud-native architectures.
• Implement:
  • Microservices architecture
  • API-first design
  • Serverless-first solutions
• Ensure applications meet performance scalability and reliability requirements.

3. AI-driven Development (Kiro)

• Utilize AWS Kiro for AI-assisted development to improve productivity.
• Support development activities such as:
  • Code generation and optimization
  • Automated testing and documentation
• Contribute to AI-enabled SDLC practices and reusable engineering assets.

4. DevOps & Engineering Practices

• Work within CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous delivery.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using:
  • CloudFormation or AWS CDK
• Ensure:
  • Code quality and testing standards
  • Logging monitoring and observability (CloudWatch)

5. Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate with:
  • Tech leads architects and distributed engineering teams
  • Customer stakeholders where required
• Participate in:
  • Design discussions
  • Code reviews
  • Technical problem-solving sessions
• Ensure clear and effective communication within the team and with stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in AWS application development
• Expertise in:
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon EventBridge
  • Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
  • Amazon API Gateway
  • DynamoDB and S3
• Strong knowledge of event-driven and serverless architectures
• Programming proficiency in:
  • TypeScript (mandatory)
  • backend development
  • Python (good to have)

App Modernization & Architecture

• Experience in:
  • Microservices-based architectures
  • Cloud-native application development
• Understanding of:
  • RESTful APIs and distributed systems
  • Performance optimization and scalability

DevOps & Tools

• Experience with:
  • CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions Jenkins etc.)
  • AWS CDK / CloudFormation
• Familiarity with:
  • Unit and integration testing frameworks
  • Monitoring tools (CloudWatch)

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work in agile and fast-paced environments

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Developer Associate (preferred)
• Experience in:
  • Large-scale cloud-native platforms