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# Lead Software Engineer

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Baltimore, MD, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $151,840.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Ruby on Rails, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Spring Cloud, Containerization, Graphql, Legacy Systems, Microservices
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://mondo.gosnaphop.com/jobs/l/login/c8336608-98ca-11ec-8029-42010a8a0008/de25b30d-8689-11f1-8519-024201c20d84/false?applyId=5e494ab1-7aef-11f1-9454-02420a6c7775&apply=true&returnUrl=%2Fjobs%2Fl%2Frecruiting%2Fjobapplication%2F5e494ab1-7aef-11f1-9454-02420a6c7775%2Fde25b30d-8689-11f1-8519-024201c20d84%2Ffalse%3Fstep%3D1

## About the Role

* 7-10 years of software engineering experience
 * Recent experience as a Staff Engineer, Technical Lead, or Lead Engineer
 * Strong expertise with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js
 * Deep AWS experience building and supporting cloud-native applications
 * Experience designing APIs and microservices architectures
 * Experience modernizing legacy applications
 * Strong architectural design and technical documentation skills
 * Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives without direct authority
 * DevOps experience including CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, containerization, monitoring, and production support
 * Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate business goals into technical solutions

Preferred Qualifications :

 * Ruby on Rails experience
 * Python experience
 * GraphQL experience
 * AWS Certification
 * Design systems experience
 * Financial services industry experience
 * Experience with SEO-focused customer-facing websites

## Description

Lead the technical direction of customer-facing web applications by driving architecture, modernizing cloud-based platforms, mentoring engineering teams, and delivering scalable full-stack solutions within AWS environments.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

 * Lead architecture and technical direction for enterprise web applications
 * Design and modernize distributed systems and microservices
 * Develop and maintain customer-facing applications using Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript
 * Partner with product, architecture, DevOps, and engineering teams to define technical requirements
 * Create and maintain system architecture documentation and technical roadmaps
 * Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices
 * Drive cloud-native development and operational excellence within AWS
 * Support CI/CD, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and production operations
 * Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate
 * Balance hands-on development with technical leadership responsibilities


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