Aws application developer

Job Description

AWS Application Developer

Location - London (Complete Onsite)

Inside Ir35 ( 3 months to start with)

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled AWS Application Developer with strong hands-on expertise in serverless and event-driven development. The role focuses on building modern, scalable applications on AWS, contributing to application modernization programs, and leveraging AI-assisted development using AWS Kiro.

Key Responsibilities

1. Application Development (AWS Serverless & Event-driven)

• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications using:
• AWS Lambda, API Gateway
• Amazon EventBridge
• Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
• Build and maintain event-driven and streaming data pipelines.
• Develop scalable backend services using:
• TypeScript / Node.js (preferred)
• Python (optional)
• Work with AWS services such as:
• DynamoDB, S3, Step Functions

2. Application Modernization

• Contribute to modernization of legacy applications to AWS cloud-native architectures.
• Implement:
• Microservices architecture
• API-first design
• Serverless-first solutions
• Ensure applications meet performance, scalability, and reliability requirements.

3. AI-driven Development (Kiro)

• Utilize AWS Kiro for AI-assisted development to improve productivity.
• Support development activities such as:
• Code generation and optimization
• Automated testing and documentation
• Contribute to AI-enabled SDLC practices and reusable engineering assets.

4. DevOps & Engineering Practices

• Work within CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous delivery.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using:
• CloudFormation or AWS CDK
• Ensure:
• Code quality and testing standards
• Logging, monitoring, and observability (CloudWatch)

5. Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate with:
• Tech leads, architects, and distributed engineering teams
• Customer stakeholders where required
• Participate in:
• Design discussions
• Code reviews
• Technical problem-solving sessions
• Ensure clear and effective communication within the team and with stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in AWS application development
• Expertise in:
• AWS Lambda
• Amazon EventBridge
• Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
• Amazon API Gateway
• DynamoDB and S3
• Strong knowledge of event-driven and serverless architectures
• Programming proficiency in:
• TypeScript (mandatory)
• Node.js backend development
• Python (good to have)

App Modernization & Architecture

• Experience in:
• Microservices-based architectures
• Cloud-native application development
• Understanding of:
• RESTful APIs and distributed systems
• Performance optimization and scalability

DevOps & Tools

• Experience with:
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• AWS CDK / CloudFormation
• Familiarity with:
• Unit and integration testing frameworks
• Monitoring tools (CloudWatch)

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Developer – Associate (preferred)
• Experience in:
• Large-scale cloud-native platforms