Senior Backend Architect - AWS Serverless & TypeScript

FOX News Channel; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 143,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

FOX News Channel in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Senior Developer with expertise in AWS serverless development to join our engineering team. You will build scalable backend services and APIs using TypeScript, with Python or Java as a plus, primarily on Lambda, SQS, RDS, and Step Functions.

You will mentor junior developers, participate in architecture discussions, and ensure code quality and reliability. Familiarity with AI tools to accelerate development and OpenSearch indexing is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Expertise in AWS serverless technologies: Lambda, SQS, RDS, and Step Functions.
• Proficiency in TypeScript; additional experience in Python or Java is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of both Object-Oriented and Functional Programming.
• Experience debugging with AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using TypeScript on AWS serverless platforms.
• Lead technical discussions and collaborate with cross-functional teams on architecture, design, and implementation strategies.
• Create detailed workflow diagrams and technical documentation to support development and operations.
• Debug and resolve production issues using AWS CloudWatch logs, Datadog, and other monitoring tools.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers, promoting coding best practices and quality standards.
• Build OpenSearch indexes to support robust natural language search functionality.
• Leverage AI tools to assist in development, code review, validation, and test generation.
• Maintain and improve unit test coverage across services.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Understand and apply CI/CD concepts with tools like GitHub Actions.

Skills

AWS serverless

TypeScript

Python

Java

Mentoring

Code reviews

CI/CD

OpenSearch

Unit testing

Architecture design

Tools

Datadog

CloudWatch

GitHub Actions

Job description

FOX News Channel in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Senior Developer with expertise in AWS serverless development to join our engineering team. You will build scalable backend services and APIs using TypeScript, with Python or Java as a plus, primarily on Lambda, SQS, RDS, and Step Functions.

You will mentor junior developers, participate in architecture discussions, and ensure code quality and reliability. Familiarity with AI tools to accelerate development and OpenSearch indexing is a plus.