AWS Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyft in Lowell, MA is seeking an AWS Engineer to own problems end to end—from prototype to the on‑call pager. The junior seat, valued for attention to detail, pays $58,000–$88,000 and offers mentorship and Lowell flexibility.

The role emphasizes Redis/Nginx, PostgreSQL, and infrastructure as code with Serverless and Terraform, plus a strong culture of ownership and risk awareness.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Redis and Nginx.
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant work.
• Self-awareness to identify problems you own.
• Reliable, accountable and able to follow through.
• Ability to surface risk before it manifests.

Responsibilities

• Break large tech initiatives into manageable increments Lowell can deliver.
• Turn vague tickets into crisp Redis acceptance criteria.
• Keep the Attention to Detail service running through Lowell's holiday traffic.
• Re-architect tech flow so PostgreSQL handles ten times current load.
• Push SRE changes behind flags to enable quick rollbacks in Lowell, MA.
• Containerize apps and deploy with Serverless and Terraform.
• Own the PostgreSQL subsystem relied on by the team.

Skills

Redis knowledge

Nginx proficiency

Portfolio

Attention to detail

Reliability

Risk awareness

Tools

Redis

Nginx

Terraform

Serverless

PostgreSQL

Job description

At Lyft, the AWS Engineer owns the problem end to end, from the first Site Reliability Engineering prototype to the 3 a.m. pager that never rings. A junior seat in MA that values Attention to Detail, pays $58,000 - $88,000 for 1 years of it, and hands you the wheel early.

Key Responsibilities

• Break large technology initiatives into Change Management increments Lowell can actually deliver
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Redis acceptance criteria
• Keep the technology Attention to Detail service humming through Lowell's holiday traffic surge
• Re-architect the technology flow so PostgreSQL handles ten times Lowell's current load
• Push Site Reliability Engineering changes safely behind flags so Lowell, MA rollbacks take seconds
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Serverless and Terraform Associate
• Own the team-oriented PostgreSQL subsystem that the rest of Lyft quietly depends on

What You'll Bring

• Working knowledge of Redis alongside transferable Nginx chops
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself

What sets Lyft apart is a scrappy-but-steady team in Lowell that treats every customer like a partner. Our MA crew runs on candor, caffeine, and a stubborn refusal to ship sloppy work.

Our offer wraps $58,000 - $88,000 around mentorship, real benefits, and the kind of Lowell, MA flexibility most technology roles only promise.