Senior Backend Engineer - AWS Lambda & Serverless

Turnitin, LLC; Georgia; Remote; USD 112,125 - 186,875; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote First Culture

Health Care Coverage

Education Reimbursement

Competitive Paid Time Off

Self-Care Days

National Holidays

2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed

Paid Volunteer Time Off

Charitable Contribution Match

Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimb.

Employee Assistance Program

Parental Leave

Retirement Plan with match/contribute

Job summary

Turnitin, LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services to design, implement, and maintain scalable serverless systems on AWS Lambda and related services. You'll build robust APIs and collaborate with QA, Product, UX, and Support.

With 5+ years in backend development and experience in AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB, you’ll optimize performance, mentor engineers, and contribute to a culture that values integrity, accountability, and continual learning.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong experience with AWS Lambda and serverless architecture.
• Proficient in RESTful API design and data storage with DynamoDB.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop robust, scalable backend services using AWS Lambda.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and event-driven systems.
• Optimize services for performance and cost-efficiency; mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate with QA, Product, UX and Support; maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.

Skills

Backend development

AWS Lambda

RESTful APIs

DynamoDB

CI/CD GitHub Actions

Java

Python/Node.js

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Turnitin, LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services to design, implement, and maintain scalable serverless systems on AWS Lambda and related services. You'll build robust APIs and collaborate with QA, Product, UX, and Support.

With 5+ years in backend development and experience in AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB, you’ll optimize performance, mentor engineers, and contribute to a culture that values integrity, accountability, and continual learning.