Senior Cloud Architect - Cloud-Native AWS, Remote

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay in USD

100% remote work

Generous holidays and flexible PTO

Competitive phantom equity

Paid for exams and certifications

Peer bonus awards

State of the art laptop and tools

Equipment & Office Stipend

Individual professional development

Job summary

Cayliens is hiring a Senior Software Architect to join our Cloud Native Applications team. You will design and deliver AWS-based solutions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Sales and Project Managers to drive innovation across customer accounts.

You will lead architecture discussions, implement DevOps practices, and ensure high-quality, scalable cloud-native software across engagements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in software development and cloud-native systems.
• Strong background in established engineering practices and scalable architectures.
• Expertise in web technologies (HTML, CSS) and frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, MVC .Net, etc.).
• Proficiency in server-side scripting (Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
• Experience in API integrations across applications, vendors, and cloud environments.
• Understanding of modern application architectures (event-based systems, queues, microservices).
• Development experience on a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Desire to integrate innovative technologies into development workflow
• Familiarity with Generative AI technologies
• Proven ability to lead a workstream and support others while contributing individually.

Responsibilities

• Guide Cayliens and customers through Agile ceremonies like stand-ups and retrospectives.
• Translate customer requirements into a workable backlog for engineers.
• Delegate tickets to engineers to complete projects.
• Lead requirements gathering, backlog grooming, and architecture discussions.
• Apply understanding of DevOps pipelines, CI/CD, IaC, security, monitoring, and alerting.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in dev, test, and production environments.
• Automate testing and write production-quality code with unit/integration tests.
• Deliver top-quality cloud native applications on AWS for customers.
• Clearly communicate and document designs, processes, and procedures.
• Mentor peers and stay curious about new technologies.

Skills

Software development

Cloud-native systems

Web technologies

Server-side scripting

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

APIs & integrations

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

CI/CD & DevOps

Leadership & mentoring

Education

BS in computing-related field

Tools

AWS

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as Code (SAM, CloudFormation, Terraform)

Job description

Cayliens is hiring a Senior Software Architect to join our Cloud Native Applications team. You will design and deliver AWS-based solutions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Sales and Project Managers to drive innovation across customer accounts.

You will lead architecture discussions, implement DevOps practices, and ensure high-quality, scalable cloud-native software across engagements.