Software Developer, AWS Cloud

Software Developer, AWS Cloud

• The Intermediate Software Developer – AWS Cloud would be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software applications and cloud-based solutions using modern programming technologies and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• The role involves developing scalable, secure, reliable, and efficient software solutions, integrating applications with cloud services, supporting system deployments, and contributing to the continuous improvement of software development processes.
• The successful candidate will work closely with senior developers, software testers, DevOps engineers, business analysts, and project managers to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet business requirements.
• The position requires practical software development experience, a good understanding of cloud computing, and the ability to independently handle assigned development tasks while collaborating effectively with the wider technical team.

Key Responsibilities

• Software Application Development

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain software applications based on approved business and technical requirements.

• Write clean, reusable, maintainable, and efficient code using appropriate programming languages and frameworks.

• Develop backend services, APIs, application components, and integration modules.

• Participate in application architecture and technical design discussions.

• Translate business requirements and technical specifications into functional software solutions.

• Develop and maintain existing applications, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability.

• Identify and resolve software defects, performance issues, and technical challenges.

• Follow established software development standards, coding conventions, and best practices.

• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback from senior developers.

• Contribute to the development of new products, enhancements, and software features.

• AWS Cloud Development and Deployment

• Develop and deploy applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Implement cloud-based application architectures that support scalability, availability, security, and performance.

• Work with AWS services including:

• Amazon EC2 for cloud computing and application hosting.

• Amazon S3 for object storage.

• Amazon RDS for managed relational databases.

• AWS Lambda for serverless computing.

• Amazon API Gateway for API management.

• Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring and logging.

• AWS IAM for identity and access management.

• Amazon VPC for cloud networking.

• AWS ECS or EKS for containerized applications, where applicable.

• Configure and manage application environments across development, testing, staging, and production.

• Support application deployment, cloud resource configuration, and environment management.

• Implement appropriate cloud storage, database, networking, and application integration solutions.

• Monitor cloud application performance and troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues.

• Support cloud resource optimization to improve performance and control operational costs.

• Apply AWS security best practices in application development and deployment.

• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to improve cloud deployment processes.

• API Development and System Integration

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and application services.

• Integrate software applications with internal systems and external third-party platforms.

• Implement API authentication, authorization, validation, and error handling.

• Develop integration components for payment gateways, banking platforms, enterprise systems, and other digital services.

• Support API documentation using Swagger, OpenAPI, or equivalent tools.

• Implement secure data exchange between applications and cloud services.

• Troubleshoot API connectivity, integration failures, and data processing issues.

• Support integration testing and end-to-end validation of connected systems.

• Ensure APIs are scalable, reliable, and compliant with established technical standards.

• Database Development and Management

• Design, develop, and maintain application databases.

• Write efficient SQL queries, stored procedures, and database scripts.

• Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, or Amazon Aurora.

• Support database integration with application services.

• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and appropriate validation.

• Optimize database queries and application data access.

• Support database migration, backup, recovery, and deployment activities.

• Collaborate with database administrators to resolve database-related performance issues.

• Software Testing and Quality Assurance

• Develop unit tests and participate in integration testing.

• Validate application functionality against defined requirements.

• Identify, investigate, and resolve software defects.

• Collaborate with software testers during system testing and user acceptance testing.

• Support regression testing following application changes.

• Participate in code reviews and technical quality assessments.

• Ensure software changes meet established coding, security, and quality standards.

• Document technical issues, resolutions, and testing outcomes.

• DevOps and CI/CD Support

• Participate in the implementation and maintenance of continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines.

• Work with Git-based version control systems such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

• Support automated build, testing, and deployment processes.

• Work with tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or AWS CodeBuild.

• Support containerized application development using Docker.

• Collaborate with DevOps engineers to improve application deployment reliability.

• Support infrastructure configuration using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.

• Participate in release management and production deployment activities.

• Application Security and Performance

• Implement secure coding practices throughout