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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Cloud Engineer (Architect) - **Company:** BRIGHTAI CORPORATION - **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, JIRA, Unit Testing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Iterative and Incremental Development, Python (Programming Language), Software Tools, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Web Services, Openapi, Datadog, Cloud Platform System, Spring Cloud, System Availability, Snowflake, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Build Tools, Codebase, Sumo Logic (Software), Cloudwatch, Terraform, Software Version Control, Serverless Computing, Docker, Golang - **Published:** May 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d1000bb7b3ff3598 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Version control?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Passionate for continuous learning and understanding things in and around cloud development * Highly experienced building robust, well-documented, secure, well testing APIs and cloud services * Experience with Docker container development and hosting * 5+ years of experience with cloud technologies and languages (Python, Golang) * AWS cloud experience using EKS/ECS, EC2, Lambda, RDS, and Snowflake * Experience building event driven architectures at high scale * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform * Experience with high availability deployment across many regions and availability zones * Experience with SumoLogic, DataDog, CloudWatch or similar tools for observability * Deep experience with Git, pull request and code reviews as well as Jira for software development lifecycle. * Able to operate in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, collaborative and iterative development environment * Able to lead and define cloud initiatives and distill technical requirements from high-level product use cases to production-ready implementations * Experience establishing, promoting and ensuring best practices in cloud codebases including common architectures and standardized unit testing * Experience building reusable libraries, SDK's and shared components * Intricate knowledge of building and managing web services using REST and OpenAPI * BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience Bonus * Experience using AI tools to improve productivity, code quality, test quality, and documentation * Experience working with embedded hardware devices * Experience working with AI, ML or AR * Experience with growing large teams and can describe the issues that arise with growth * Previous startup experience * Experience architecting IoT solutions * Experience with Serverless architectures ## Description We're seeking a Staff Cloud Engineer (Architect) eager to take on the challenges of building the next generation of cloud-native applications and services in a fast-paced environment. You'll work hands-on with cutting-edge technologies like drones, robots, industrial machinery, low-power devices packed full of sensors all communicating with cloud services. You'll help architect and scale systems capable of processing hundreds of millions of events per day. In this role, you'll have a direct impact on the design, scalability, and performance of our cloud platform, collaborating closely with world-class engineers as we continue to grow and innovate., * Work with developers, product managers and designers to guide and make technical decisions throughout the development process * Design and develop high quality, secure, performant cloud APIs that service mobile, web, and edge computing devices * Prototype unproven concepts to inform and optimize the final implementations * Automate everything possible. 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