Senior Software Engineer - Cloud-Native & APIs (Hybrid)

AMS Staffing, Inc.; Washington; Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Referral bonus

Job summary

AMS Staffing, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in the Washington, DC area to design and deliver distributed systems. You will drive architecture decisions, build cloud-native applications, and improve legacy platforms with a focus on performance and reliability.

The role requires deep AWS experience, strong frontend skills (JavaScript/React/Next.js/TypeScript) and Python backend development, with CI/CD and test coverage emphasized. Hybrid schedule with two days remote per week.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong frontend experience with JavaScript, React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
• Backend development with Python and API design (REST/GraphQL).
• Experience with AWS services including serverless components and IaC.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, distributed applications across frontend and backend.
• Translate product requirements into system architecture and technical designs.
• Build and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs and service integrations.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries and database interactions.
• Write production-grade code with unit and integration tests.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release workflows.
• Modernize legacy systems using AWS services and serverless architectures.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce coding standards and secure design practices.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across app, database, and infra layers.
• Monitor system performance and drive latency and reliability improvements.

Skills

JavaScript

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Python

REST API

GraphQL API

CI/CD

Git workflows

Infrastructure as code

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Lambda

API Gateway

AppSync

DynamoDB

RDS

CloudFormation

Job description

AMS Staffing, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in the Washington, DC area to design and deliver distributed systems. You will drive architecture decisions, build cloud-native applications, and improve legacy platforms with a focus on performance and reliability.

The role requires deep AWS experience, strong frontend skills (JavaScript/React/Next.js/TypeScript) and Python backend development, with CI/CD and test coverage emphasized. Hybrid schedule with two days remote per week.