Senior Cloud Software Developer – AWS, Python/Go

Senior Software Engineer

Important Information

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 10+ years

Job Mode: Full time

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software applications. Your role will involve leading technical projects, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving software development practices to ensure the delivery of robust and reliable software systems.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Design and develop software applications that meet business needs and technical requirements.
• Lead technical projects from concept to completion, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design software solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices in software development.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of complex, cloud-native applications leveraging AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, ECS/Fargate, and S3.
• Design and implement microservices architecture, ensuring robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, RESTful APIs to enable internal and external service integrations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, DevOps, Security, etc.) to ensure alignment on technical goals, architecture decisions, and best practices.
• Drive the evolution of the SaaS platform by making key architectural decisions related to scalability, fault tolerance, and performance.
• Champion serverless and microservices patterns, advocating for the adoption of cloud-native technologies.
• Review and mentor junior developers, providing technical leadership and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing.
• Lead the integration of CI/CD pipelines and automation practices (Terraform, CloudFormation) into the development lifecycle.
• Ensure comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting mechanisms are in place to maintain application health and performance.
• Contribute to architectural reviews, ensuring the development of robust, secure, and scalable solutions.
  
  

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and software development frameworks.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or leadership role.
• Advanced proficiency in Python or Golang with a focus on backend/cloud application development.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing AWS cloud-native solutions, including serverless architectures and microservices.
• Expertise in RESTful API design, development, and integration.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3, and ECS/Fargate.
• Proven track record working on SaaS products, managing multi-tenant architectures, and understanding their scalability needs.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Solid understanding of containers (Docker) and orchestration tools (ECS, EKS, Kubernetes).
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, scalability, high availability, and performance optimization techniques.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  
  

Preferred:

• AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or Developer Associate).
• Experience with automated testing frameworks, performance testing, and test-driven development (TDD).
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus).
• Experience in leading agile teams and implementing DevOps practices
  
  

Additional Requirements

Technologies: Python or Golang , AWS

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About Encora

Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.