AWS Backend Developer

Position Title: AWS Backend Developer
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite per week; mandatory Tuesday & Thursday)
Duration: ASAP – November, 2026
Hours: 7.5 hours/day

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior AWS Backend Developer to design, build, and support scalable, secure, and cloud-native backend services. This is a hands-on role with strong ownership across architecture, development, deployment, and production support within a modern AWS environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js and Python
• Build and support RESTful APIs and AWS-based microservices
• Design and implement serverless and event-driven architectures
• Integrate AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, SQS, SNS, and Step Functions
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code following engineering best practices
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and automated testing
• Monitor and support applications using AWS observability tools
• Participate in code reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of backend or cloud development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, including:
  • Lambda, API Gateway
  • RDS, DynamoDB, S3
  • SQS, SNS, Step Functions
  • ECS / ECR
• Proficiency in Node.js
• Experience with microservices, serverless, and event-driven architectures
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Strong understanding of cloud security, scalability, and reliability principles

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK – TypeScript or Terraform)
• Experience developing backend services using Python or Java
• Experience with AWS observability tools (e.g., CloudWatch, OpenSearch)
• Strong solution design experience in complex or enterprise environments

Nice to Have

• Experience with frontend technologies such as React or Next.js
• Experience with data integration tools (e.g., AWS Glue)
• Exposure to SaaS/PaaS platforms
• Experience working in regulated or enterprise environments (e.g., financial services)

Key Skills

• AWS cloud development
• Backend engineering (Node.js, Python)
• Microservices & serverless architecture
• API development
• DevOps & CI/CD
• Cloud security and scalability
• Production support and troubleshooting

Note

AI tools may be utilized during the screening and evaluation process to obtain basic candidate information, detect plagiarism, identify inconsistencies such as false employment history or references, categorize skills, and perform an initial match against the job requirements.