Software Engineer (AWS)

Job summary

Design, build, and deploy cloud-native microservices and serverless applications using Node.js, TypeScript, AWS Lambda, and AWS CDK. Configure resilient SQS-based event processing and apply least-privilege IAM security while following enterprise software design patterns.

Job details

AWS Developer We are seeking a proactive and technically sharp AWS Developer (Not a DevOps position) to join a technology team supporting core financial infrastructure at a top-tier Canadian bank. You will design, build, and deploy cloud-native microservices and serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, Node.js, and TypeScript. Key Responsibilities Serverless Development: Architect and write scalable microservices using Node.js, and AWS Lambda. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Define and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK. Event-Driven Systems: Configure resilient message queues and event processing using AWS SQS, managing visibility timeouts, dead-letter queues (DLQs), and single-consumer message delivery mechanics. Security & IAM: Apply strict principle-of-least-privilege security using IAM roles, trust policies, and resource-based policies. Code Quality & Architecture: Apply Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts and enterprise software design patterns. Qualifications & Requirements Experience: 3 to 7 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience (3–4 years acceptable for exceptional technical candidates). Core Languages: Advanced proficiency in Angular, TypeScript, and Node.js AWS Expertise: Proven track record building with AWS Lambda, SQS, IAM, and infrastructure deployment via AWS CDK. Tools: Postgres hands-on working experience and knowledge of Postgres Software Design: Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), asynchronous execution paradigms (Promises vs. async/await), and design patterns. Collaboration & Ownership: Strong initiative, proactive problem-solving, and ability to deliver independently within a hybrid banking enterprise environment.

What you’ll do

Design, build, and deploy cloud-native microservices and serverless applications using Node.js, TypeScript, AWS Lambda, and AWS CDK. Configure resilient SQS-based event processing and apply least-privilege IAM security while following enterprise software design patterns.

Requirements

Requires 3–7 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience, with advanced proficiency in Angular, TypeScript, and Node.js and practical experience with AWS Lambda, SQS, IAM, AWS CDK, and PostgreSQL. Candidates should understand object-oriented design, asynchronous programming, and design patterns, and be able to take initiative and deliver independently.

Listed skills

• Node.js · Preferred
• PostgreSQL · Preferred
• Angular · Preferred
• TypeScript · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Angular
• TypeScript
• Node.js
• AWS Lambda
• AWS SQS
• AWS IAM
• AWS CDK
• PostgreSQL
• Microservices
• Serverless Architecture
• Infrastructure as Code
• Event-Driven Systems
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Asynchronous Programming
• Software Design Patterns
• Least-Privilege Security

Job areas

• Software
• Technology
• Finance & Accounting

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