Senior Lead Software Engineer - AWS & Terraform

hackajob; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Coverage

On-site Health And Wellness Centers

Retirement Savings Plan

Backup Childcare

Tuition Reimbursement

Mental Health Support

Financial Coaching

Job summary

hackajob is seeking a senior leader to set the technical direction and deliver secure, scalable self-service platform capabilities for AWS networking, EC2, and storage. You will mentor senior engineers and own the Terraform strategy and execution.

In this role you will drive architecture standards, ensure production readiness, and collaborate across teams to optimize reliability and security. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering with proven technical leadership.
• Deep expertise in AWS, Terraform, and Python.
• Strong system design, security, and production stability experience.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction and lead delivery of secure, scalable self-service platform capabilities for AWS networking, EC2, and storage.
• Drive architecture standards and mentor senior engineers.
• Own the enterprise Terraform strategy and execution.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Python

System Design

Security

Operational Stability

CI/CD

SDLC

Cloud Networking

IAM

Infrastructure As Code

Technical Leadership

Cloud Storage

EC2

Job description

hackajob is seeking a senior leader to set the technical direction and deliver secure, scalable self-service platform capabilities for AWS networking, EC2, and storage. You will mentor senior engineers and own the Terraform strategy and execution.

In this role you will drive architecture standards, ensure production readiness, and collaborate across teams to optimize reliability and security. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced environment.