AWS Developer

Empiric; Remote; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruiting firm is seeking an experienced AWS Developer for a fully remote position based in the UK. The ideal candidate will design and develop serverless applications, build Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK, and ensure best practices in monitoring and security. Strong commercial experience with AWS and proficiency in modern programming languages are essential. This role offers a competitive salary of around £65,000 plus benefits, with a start date in January.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with AWS development.
• Hands-on expertise across the listed tech stack.
• Must have proficiency in at least one modern programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop serverless applications and microservices on AWS.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK.
• Integrate event-driven workflows via EventBridge, SNS, and SQS.

Skills

AWS development

IaC (Infrastructure as Code)

TypeScript

Node.js

Python

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Tools

AWS CDK

Lambda

DynamoDB

API Gateway

CloudWatch

Job description

AWS Developer – £65,000 – Fully Remote (UK Only) – January Start

Location : Permanent Remote (UK-based only)

Salary : ~£65,000 + benefits

Start Date : January

Eligibility : Must have the right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced AWS Developer to join our clients engineering team and help build secure, scalable cloud‑native services. This is a fully remote, permanent position open to candidates based anywhere in the UK with full working rights.

You’ll work across a modern AWS ecosystem, contributing to new feature development, architecture decisions, automation, and performance optimisation.

Tech Stack You’ll Work With

• Compute & Serverless : Lambda, EC2
• Networking & Security : VPC, IAM, Secrets Manager
• APIs & Application Services : API Gateway, AppSync, GraphQL
• Event‑Driven Architecture : EventBridge, SNS, SQS
• Data & Storage : DynamoDB, S3
• Developer & Deployment Tools : CDK, Amplify
• Monitoring & Observability : CloudWatch
• Authentication : Cognito

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop serverless applications and microservices on AWS
• Build and maintain IaC using AWS CDK
• Develop secure and scalable APIs (REST & GraphQL)
• Integrate event‑driven workflows via EventBridge, SNS, and SQS
• Implement cloud‑native authentication and authorisation using Cognito & IAM
• Optimise performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
• Work closely with engineering, product, and DevOps functions
• Ensure best practices in monitoring, logging, and security

What We’re Looking For

• Strong commercial experience with AWS development
• Hands‑on expertise across the listed tech stack
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., TypeScript, Node.js, Python)
• Experience building serverless and event‑driven architectures
• Strong understanding of IaC (CDK preferred)
• Good communication and problem‑solving skills
• Must be UK‑based with full right to work (no sponsorship available)