Senior AWS Lead Engineer — Cloud Architecture & Leadership

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

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.