Senior Serverless Architect (AWS)

Role and Location

Remote-First (travel to client sites in D.C. Metro area)
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust A Role.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and evolve cloud-native, serverless architectures supporting large, complex data sets and high-volume event-driven data flows
• Work directly with customers to understand mission needs, clarify constraints, and explore tradeoffs that lead to durable solutions
• Serve as a trusted technical partner to program leadership — providing perspective during key decisions, stepping in when needed, and helping teams navigate complexity
• Build trusted partnerships with federal clients while mentoring and guiding technical teams
• Remain close to the work: reviewing designs and code, prototyping approaches, troubleshooting production issues, and improving system performance and reliability

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Production AWS serverless experience — you have built and operated systems using Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, SQS, and S3
• Event-driven architecture — you have designed systems where services communicate through events/messages rather than direct API calls. You understand eventual consistency and its tradeoffs
• Node.js — strong production experience. This is a JavaScript/Node.js platform
• DynamoDB — hands-on experience with single-table design, streams, and global tables (not just relational databases)
• Infrastructure as code — experience with Serverless Framework, AWS CDK, SAM, or CloudFormation
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain DHS clearance
• Active AWS Certification(s)
• Willing and able to meet with client(s) in the D.C. Metro area

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DynamoDB Streams for change data capture and event publishing
• Experience with data lake architectures (S3 + Athena + Glue, medallion/bronze-silver-gold patterns)
• Experience with micro-frontend architectures (Single-SPA, Module Federation, or similar)
• Familiarity with event sourcing and CQRS patterns at the system level
• Experience with multi-region active-active deployments on AWS
• Experience with Kinesis Firehose for streaming data ingestion
• AWS certifications (DevOps Pro, Solutions Architect Pro, or Security Specialty)
• Experience with AWS GovCloud or FedRAMP-authorized systems
• Experience mentoring teams of 3+ engineers on cloud-native platforms
• Experience with federal or regulated environment

Benefits

Generous and flexible time-off policy
Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more

Pay and Schedule

Salary commensurate with experience
Full-time position