Remote Senior/Staff Software Engineer AWS

Description:

• LocalStack is a fast-growing Series A startup focused on revolutionizing cloud development processes and enhancing dev and test feedback loops.
• The company has recently closed a $25 million funding round in Q4 2024, led by Notable Capital, CRV, and Heavybit.
• LocalStack provides a high-fidelity emulator and local cloud development platform, allowing developers to build and test cloud applications entirely on their local machines within a lightweight cloud sandbox running in Docker.
• The mission of LocalStack is to empower developers to rapidly build and test their cloud applications, improving the development experience and saving time and resources.
• The company has a large open-source community with over 57k stars on GitHub, 100k active users worldwide, and 290M+ downloads to date.
• LocalStack's customer base includes SMBs and Global Fortune 500 companies.
• The team is globally distributed, with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, and a main engineering office in Vienna, Austria, along with remote team members from various countries.
• The role is ideal for someone with over 5 years in a senior engineering position, strong experience in API design and development, and a solid background in system architecture.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, preferably with a focus on Python.
• Experience leading or owning significant parts of a complex codebase, ideally in a Python open-source project, is required.
• Deep experience with testing and refactoring at scale using automation and observability is essential.
• Candidates should have experience working directly with customers, resolving technical issues, and gathering requirements.
• A deep expertise in AWS cloud development, both at the application and platform levels, is necessary.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as AWS CDK, Terraform, or Pulumi is required.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture is expected.
• Mentorship and coaching experience to support team growth is important.
• Candidates should have experience collaborating cross-functionally with Engineering, DevRel, and Go-to-Market teams.

Benefits:

• The position offers a fully remote work environment.
• A competitive salary is provided.
• Employees are eligible for a performance bonus.
• Competitive share options are available.
• An annual company retreat is organized for team bonding.
• A learning budget is allocated for professional development.