Senior Serverless Architect (AWS)
Dev Technologyabout 4 hours ago
Washington, DC, USASenior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Design and implement event-driven, serverless architectures on AWS using Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, SQS, and S3.
- Architect and maintain systems where services communicate exclusively through domain events.
- Build and support data pipelines handling high-volume event streams.
- Set architectural direction and enforce best practices across a platform of 20+ autonomous microservices.
- Stay hands-on with coding, code reviews, troubleshooting, and performance tuning in Node.js.
- Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to translate mission needs into technical solutions.
- Mentor engineers through design discussions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
- Contribute to CI/CD automation, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud security practices.
- Guide micro-frontend architecture decisions.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Production AWS serverless experience with Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, SQS, and S3.
- Experience designing event-driven architectures with a focus on eventual consistency.
- Strong production experience in Node.js.
- Hands-on experience with DynamoDB, including single-table design and streams.
- Experience with infrastructure as code using Serverless Framework, AWS CDK, SAM, or CloudFormation.
- Experience collaborating with government clients in a federal or regulated environment.
- U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain DHS clearance.
Benefits
- Generous and flexible time-off policy.
- Flexible work schedules and telework options.
- Career development opportunities including mentorship and training.
- Industry-leading benefits including health plans, flexible spending accounts, and life insurance.
- 401K matching with a 5% contribution.
- Regular team and company social events.
- Focus on community engagement with employer match for donations and volunteer time off.