Senior Backend Engineer - AWS Serverless & Node.js

Harnham; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

Harnham is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Backend Focus in Tempe, AZ, offering hybrid work. You will design and build serverless backend services in AWS, develop RESTful APIs in Python, and contribute to modern React front-end applications.

This senior IC role emphasizes ownership of cloud architecture and scalable solutions. The ideal candidate has 4–8+ years of software engineering experience, strong AWS Serverless expertise, and proficiency in Node.js, with agile CI/CD exposure.

Qualifications

• 4–8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Serverless (Lambda, S3, API Gateway).
• Proficiency in Node.js for backend development.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience working in Agile environments with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience building modern front-end applications with React / ReactJS (Nice to have).

Responsibilities

• Design and build serverless backend services using AWS Lambda, S3, and related AWS services
• Develop RESTful APIs and event-driven workflows in Python
• Build and enhance modern front-end applications using React / ReactJS
• Architect scalable, secure cloud-native solutions
• Optimize performance, reliability, and cost efficiency in AWS environments
• Participate in CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
• Collaborate with product, QA, and cross-functional teams to ship high-quality releases

Skills

AWS Serverless

Node.js

REST APIs

Python

React

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Tools

AWS Lambda

S3

API Gateway

Job description

Harnham is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Backend Focus in Tempe, AZ, offering hybrid work. You will design and build serverless backend services in AWS, develop RESTful APIs in Python, and contribute to modern React front-end applications.

This senior IC role emphasizes ownership of cloud architecture and scalable solutions. The ideal candidate has 4–8+ years of software engineering experience, strong AWS Serverless expertise, and proficiency in Node.js, with agile CI/CD exposure.