Remote Back-End Developer - AWS, Serverless & APIs

Creative Information Technology India; Falls Church (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Information Technology Inc (CITI) is seeking a Back-End Developer for a Remote USDA contract. The role focuses on building scalable APIs and serverless applications in AWS, collaborating with analysts, designers, and frontend teams to deliver seamless experiences in an agile environment.

Candidate will design RESTful APIs, manage AWS Lambda functions, integrate with API Gateway, DynamoDB and PostgreSQL, and ensure secure, scalable backend systems with CI/CD and IaC practices.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Hands-on AWS Lambda and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with API Gateway, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Cognito and S3.
• Strong backend development with Node.js or Python.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture and best practices.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and IaC (CloudFormation or Terraform or CDK).
• Understanding of OAuth/OIDC, JWT and cloud security basics.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Build and maintain AWS Lambda functions and event-driven flows.
• Integrate AWS services such as API Gateway, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Cognito and S3.
• Ensure backend systems are secure, scalable, and performant.
• Implement automated testing and participate in code reviews.
• Collaborate with analysts, designers, frontend developers, and QA.

Skills

RESTful APIs

Microservices

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

Cognito

S3

Node.js

Python

Serverless

CI/CD

IaC

CloudFormation

Terraform

CDK

OIDC

JWT

Security best practices

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

CDK

Job description

Creative Information Technology Inc (CITI) is seeking a Back-End Developer for a Remote USDA contract. The role focuses on building scalable APIs and serverless applications in AWS, collaborating with analysts, designers, and frontend teams to deliver seamless experiences in an agile environment.

Candidate will design RESTful APIs, manage AWS Lambda functions, integrate with API Gateway, DynamoDB and PostgreSQL, and ensure secure, scalable backend systems with CI/CD and IaC practices.