AWS Engineer

ByteWorks; Chula Vista (CA); Remote; USD 131,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Remote-friendly

Job summary

ByteWorks, based in Chula Vista, CA, seeks a Senior AWS Engineer to own cost optimization and reliability for accountability systems. You will work with Vault, EKS, and Azure to scale services from a local pilot to a California-wide rollout, while maintaining ownership and delivering real results.

Join ByteWorks to receive equity, top-tier health benefits, and the flexibility to work from where you do your best thinking, with a remote-friendly environment and a culture that values accountability

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering results as a senior AWS Engineer.
• Experience with Vault and Microsoft Azure in real-world settings.
• Comfort with remote schedules and team norms.

Responsibilities

• Watch Cost Optimization error budgets and prevent overruns.
• Apply Helm and Accountability to solve engineering challenges.
• Pair-program Vault edge cases with engineers across Chula Vista, CA.
• Cut Cost Optimization cold-start times for faster wake times.
• Trim cloud bill by right-sizing Cost Optimization infra.
• Scale Amazon EKS services from pilot to CA-wide rollout.
• Own the Helm subsystem relied on by the team.

Skills

Senior AWS Engineer

Cost optimization

Remote work familiarity

Team collaboration

Tools

Vault

Microsoft Azure

Amazon EKS

Job description

Trade your current backlog for ours: ByteWorks needs an AWS Engineer in Chula Vista, CA to take Accountability systems from fragile to bulletproof. Own your projects, earn $131,000 - $185,000, and grow with a team that turns 6 years of Vault into real results.

Key Responsibilities

• Watch Cost Optimization error budgets and pump the brakes before Chula Vista, CA burns through them
• Apply Helm and Accountability to solve candidly-kind engineering challenges
• Pair-program tricky Vault edge cases with engineers across Chula Vista, CA
• Cut Cost Optimization cold-start times so ByteWorks functions wake before CA users notice
• Trim ByteWorks's cloud bill by right-sizing the Cost Optimization infrastructure in Chula Vista, CA
• Scale ByteWorks's Amazon EKS services from Chula Vista pilot to CA-wide rollout
• Own the fun-loving Helm subsystem that the rest of ByteWorks quietly depends on

What You'll Bring

• Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Real curiosity about why ByteWorks customers do what they do
• Proven track record delivering results as a senior AWS Engineer
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• Working familiarity with remote schedules and team norms at ByteWorks
• Working understanding of both Vault and Microsoft Azure in real-world settings

We are ByteWorks, a problem-solving technology company headquartered in Chula Vista, CA. We hand new AWS Engineer hires real ownership early because trust given freely tends to be returned.

We back our team with $131,000 - $185,000, equity, top-tier health benefits, and the flexibility to work where you do your best thinking.

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