Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Platforms

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Platforms | [Company Name]

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at [Company Name], located either remotely within a specified region or hybrid in San Francisco or New York. [Company Name] builds cutting-edge solutions for the [specific industry] sector, aiming to revolutionize data analytics through intelligent, scalable cloud platforms. This role is crucial for designing and maintaining the cloud-native applications and infrastructure that power these solutions, directly impacting the product roadmap and ensuring the platform’s reliability and future growth.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote (within specified region), San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
• Team: Cloud Platforms team
• Mission: This person will design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud-native applications and infrastructure.
• Tech Stack: Python, Go, Java, C#, Node.js, React, Angular, AWS, Azure, GCP, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Kubernetes, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Run, Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates, Docker, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, CircleCI

What You’ll Actually Do
• Architect & Develop: Architect and develop robust, scalable, and secure cloud-native applications and microservices.
• System Design: Design and implement highly available and fault-tolerant systems on major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Technical Leadership: Drive technical excellence through architectural discussions and code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
• Process Improvement: Lead initiatives to improve CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and overall development processes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience, with a significant focus on cloud-native application development and distributed systems.
• Experience: 5+ years in software development with extensive hands-on experience in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and infrastructure-as-code principles (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates). Expertise in at least one modern programming language such as Python, Go, Java, or C#.
• Skills: Solid understanding of microservices architecture, event-driven patterns, RESTful APIs, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), database systems (SQL and NoSQL), CI/CD tools, and problem-solving for complex distributed systems.
• Bonus: Experience with serverless computing, message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ), front-end frameworks (React, Angular), observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana), and security best practices in cloud environments.