Principal Full-Stack AWS Developer

We are seeking an inventive, mission-driven Full-Stack AWS Software Developer to join our Tools Team in support of the Data Transformation Solutions (DTS) effort. In this role, you will engineer end-to-end serverless architectures and full-stack solutions within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem. Working in a fast-paced Agile environment, you will develop secure back-end microservices and APIs using Java, Python, and JavaScript while leveraging AWS serverless technologies including Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, DynamoDB, and Aurora PostgreSQL. You will also integrate corporate authentication services, build caching mechanisms, and automate CI/CD delivery pipelines to ensure high-performance data processing across customer tools.

AWS Cloud Serverless Architecture: Hands-on experience engineering serverless solutions in AWS utilizing API Gateway, Lambda, Secrets Manager, Parameter Store, Step Functions, DynamoDB, and Aurora PostgreSQL.

Full-Stack Language Versatility: Core proficiency in Java, JavaScript, and Python to design, develop, and maintain secure enterprise applications.

Secure Enterprise Integration: Experience integrating corporate authentication services into full-stack application architectures.

Multi-Source Data Integration Caching: Demonstrated ability to fetch, package, and integrate multi-source datasets, alongside designing caching services for web applications.

CI/CD Artifact Management: Practical experience setting up CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, or AWS CodePipeline) and managing artifact states.

Agile Engineering Tooling: Active experience collaborating within Agile team environments utilizing Jira for workflow management and Confluence for technical documentation.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 20+ years of professional software development experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 24+ years of hands-on technical software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.

, Desired Skills

Modern Front-End UI Frameworks: Hands-on experience building dynamic web front-ends using modern frameworks like Angular or Vue.js.

Database Optimization: Deep experience with query design, data modeling, and performance tuning in PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.

DevOps Infrastructure Automation: Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevSecOps automated delivery practices.

The annual base salary range for this role is $216,000-$256,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things., If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It’s flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.