Senior AWS Backend Engineer: Node.js & Salesforce

Litify; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Litify seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will write clean, scalable code to run on AWS services and own the AWS portion of a project integrating with Salesforce. Prior Salesforce experience is not required; a willingness to learn is essential.

You will contribute to design, analysis, development, implementation, and deployment of data‑driven applications in an agile environment. The role emphasizes API design, data processing, and secure infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend development experience (Node.js preferred).
• 4+ years in a cloud environment (AWS preferred).
• Willingness to learn Salesforce (LWC, Apex).
• Experience with AI code assistance tools (GitHub Copilot or Claude Code).
• Strong collaboration and communication with Engineering and Product.
• Willingness to educate and grow teammates.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and monitor RESTful APIs.
• Design cost‑effective and efficient services for storing and processing high volumes of structured data with thousands of records.
• Create clean and organized infrastructure‑as‑code templates (e.g., CloudFormation) and deploy stacks across environments.
• Manage security and organization of data in S3.
• Build the AWS side of integrations with our Salesforce platform, and refactor Salesforce processes (LWC, Apex).
• Work closely with Product Managers for scoping and roadmap discussions.
• Contribute to project documentation and knowledge bases.

Skills

Node.js

Backend development

Communication

Team collaboration

Learning agility

Tools

AWS

CloudFormation

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Salesforce integration

Job description

Litify seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will write clean, scalable code to run on AWS services and own the AWS portion of a project integrating with Salesforce. Prior Salesforce experience is not required; a willingness to learn is essential.

You will contribute to design, analysis, development, implementation, and deployment of data‑driven applications in an agile environment. The role emphasizes API design, data processing, and secure infrastructure.