Lead AWS Software Engineer

Ledgent Technology; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledgent Technology in Newport Beach, CA seeks a Lead AWS Software Engineer to guide a growing engineering team, architect cloud-native solutions, and contribute hands-on code. The role focuses on technical leadership, AWS service decisions, and IaC implementation to support scalable systems.

There is an emphasis on mentoring engineers, driving cloud and integration initiatives, and shaping engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams and mentoring engineers.
• Personal experience developing production code and making AWS service decisions.
• Proven ability to implement infrastructure as code and guide architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a growing engineering team with a strong emphasis on technical direction.
• Translate architectural designs into executable solutions and drive cloud initiatives.
• Guide engineers, establish best practices, and set the technical direction for projects.
• Act as a hands-on technical leader while coaching less experienced team members.

Skills

AWS

Technical leadership

Solution architecture

Hands-on development

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Lead AWS Software Engineer (JN -082026-429152) Newport Beach, California

Salary: USD80 - USD94.37 per hour

We are seeking a Lead orStaff Software Engineer who has built and operated AWS-based APIs, microservices, event-driven workflows and operational data services, to work on a team in Newport Beach, CA (secondary location will be Charlotte, NC). The candidate should also have made decisions or worked as an architect, needs to demonstrate how. The candidate must have personally developed production code, made AWS service-selection decisions, implemented Infrastructure as Code, and technically led other developers. Mainframe, CDC, insurance, and UI experience are valuable but not required.

The hiring manager is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with strong AWS expertise who can:

• Lead and mentor a growing engineering team. The most important requirement is technical leadership.
• Understand solution architecture and translate it into executable technical solutions.
• Guide engineers, establish best practices, and set the technical direction.
• Drive cloud and integration initiatives.
• Act as a hands‑on technical leader while also coaching less experienced team members.

The emphasis is on someone who has successfully led technical teams and can influence architecture, engineering practices, and delivery.

Secondary Objectives

While hands‑on development is expected, the role is not intended to be a combination of multiple specialist positions (e.g., software engineer, DevOps engineer, integration engineer, and data engineer all in one).

The ideal candidate should:

• Understand DevOps and infrastructure concepts well enough to collaborate with and influence DevOps practitioners.
• Work effectively with infrastructure teams rather than own DevOps as a full‑time function.
• Contribute to integration and platform engineering efforts.

The manager is open to candidates whose strengths lean toward either:

• Data ingestion and replication
• Data quality and movement

OR

• Integration & Orchestration Engineering
• Event‑driven architectures
• Workflow orchestration and system integration

A candidate does not need to be equally strong in both areas. Strong expertise in one area with solid understanding of the other is acceptable, provided they bring strong lead software engineering and technical leadership capabilities.

Ideal Candidate Profile

A senior AWS‑focused technical leader who:

• Has proven experience leading engineering teams.
• Can balance strategic architecture and hands‑on implementation.
• Excels at mentoring and guiding engineers.
• Understands cloud, integration, and DevOps practices.
• Can help build and mature a growing engineering organization.
• Has depth in either data engineering or integration/orchestration, with working knowledge of the other domain