Full Time/ Contract - AWS Sling Shot Developer

Role: AWS Sling Shot Developer

Location: New York City, NY(Hybrid)

Job Type: FTE/FTC

Job Description:

Software Developer will work on one of our Media client projects that’s developing their next generation cloud-based content distribution pipeline in AWS that is being used to distribute media files to partners worldwide The role will be engaged end-to-end from understanding product goals and roadmaps through to solution design architecture build integration deployment and support

They will be responsible for the full SDLC of a software product that provides transformation of media files and content distribution services to its clients through a well defined single point of integration for leveraging the clients globally distributed media storage and transcoding capabilities

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain highly scalable high performance and highly available systems

• Write well tested efficient and readable code

• The code should also be strongly structured with a view to reusability

• Ensure that all deliverables follow best practices around source control CICD Manage individual project priorities deadlines and deliverables

• Ensure that solutions are in line with the other deliverables of the team and produce documentation so that others learn from and contribute to the work Attend and contribute to meetings complete tasks as assigned by supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• 3+ years of experience in Python development (production-level)

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS

• Strong experience with NoSQL databases (DynamoDB)

• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server) – preferred

• Expertise in building serverless architectures using:

o AWS Lambda, ECS/Fargate

o AWS Step Functions

• Experience with event-driven architectures (message queues, topics, pub/sub systems)

• Strong understanding of:

o Software design patterns

o Git/version control

o Unit testing and test-driven development (TDD)

o CI/CD practices and pipelines

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with AWS CDK for infrastructure as code

• Experience with Kubernetes (deployment and operations)

• Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or Copilot

• Exposure to AI/ML ecosystems, including:

o AWS Bedrock / Vertex AI / Azure AI

o Frameworks like LangChain

o Vector databases

o PyTorch / TensorFlow

• Knowledge of media processing and video engineering concepts, including media file/container formats

• AWS Certifications (strong plus)

• Exposure to C / C++ (good to have)

Thanks and regards,

Deepa Maurya | Technical Recruiter - US Staffing

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Ampstek LLC – Global IT Partner |