Lead Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Platforms (AWS) Newark, NJ (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of cloud-native applications and distributed systems on AWS.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, driving architecture, design decisions, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical coaching.
• Drive modernization initiatives, cloud adoption, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
• Evaluate new technologies and recommend solutions that improve reliability, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience building cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, containerization (ECS/EKS/Kubernetes), microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, messaging technologies (Kafka, MQ), and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, CloudWatch, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps practices, cloud security, and application performance.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives while remaining hands-on with design and development.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Professional Certification(s).
• Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience leading cloud modernization and enterprise platform initiatives.

Salary Range

Salary Range: $200,000.00 – $220,000.00 USD annual

Bonus Eligible

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