Senior Backend Engineer

Job Description
AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate containerized and serverless workloads on AWS, working across ECS, EKS, Lambda, and Step Functions. You will implement infrastructure as code with Terraform and Helm, establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and provide technical mentorship while resolving complex infrastructure challenges. The role spans both greenfield prototyping and support of existing production systems in an Agile environment.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Support and improve existing functionality;

- Prototype new solutions;

- Provide technical mentorship to your colleagues;

- Analyze and resolve intricate technical challenges;

- Design, build, and operate containerized and serverless workloads on AWS;

- Implement Infrastructure as Code and repeatable deployments for Kubernetes and serverless stacks;

- Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and operational runbooks.

MUST HAVES

- You must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US (e.g., Green card holders, TN visa holders, GC EAD, H4 EAD, U4U with EAD), as we are unable to sponsor or take over employment visa sponsorship at this time;

- 3+ years of experience;

- Hands-on AWS experience building and operating workloads with ECS (Fargate/EC2) for container orchestration;

- Hands-on AWS experience with EKS (Kubernetes), including core K8s primitives and cluster operations;

- Hands-on AWS Lambda experience for serverless compute;

- Hands-on experience with AWS Step Functions for workflow/orchestration;

- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, including writing reusable modules, workspaces, and state management;

- Experience with Helm, including authoring and maintaining charts for Kubernetes deployments;

- Proficient in using software collaboration tools such as JIRA;

- Working knowledge of various databases, including MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, and Postgres;

- Working knowledge of various operating systems, including Windows and Linux;

- Proficient in version control software such as Git;

- Basic understanding of Agile Scrum methodologies;

- Excellent oral and written communication skills;

- Ability to work independently as well as within a collaborative environment;

- Upper-intermediate English level.

NICE TO HAVES

- Working knowledge of developing web-based client interfaces using React.js + TS;

- Working knowledge of Java and Spring.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

- Professional growth : Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

- Competitive compensation : USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.

- Exciting projects : Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.

- Flextime : Flexible schedule with remote and office options.