Tech Talent Link, Inc · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer (ElasticSearch, AWS)
Tech Talent Link, Inc is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a high-impact engineering team focused on designing and supporting distributed systems and APIs. The role involves programming in Python and .NET, with a strong emphasis on AWS expertise, and responsibilities include building cloud-native microservices and ensuring service reliability and scalability.
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Responsibilities
Designs, builds, and supports distributed, event-driven systems running on AWS using (and not limited to) Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, EC2, and OpenSearch
Develops primarily in C#/.NET and Python, delivering APIs, backend services, and high-velocity data processing components. PHP experience is a plus
Leads efforts to re-architect and refactor legacy applications into modular, cloud-native microservices following AWS and industry best practices
Collaborates with Product, QA, and other engineers to turn user stories into scalable, secure, and observable production features
Owns end-to-end performance, scalability, and reliability of services — from design through deployment and monitoring
Integrates security-first development practices (IAM least privilege, encryption, secrets management, secure API design)
Participates in design reviews, code reviews, and post-incident analysis to improve reliability and maintainability
Continuously evolves engineering standards, CI/CD pipelines, and testing practices in a fast-moving Agile environment
Modern tech stack: Fully AWS-native with SQL and OpenSearch at its core
Collaborative culture: Small teams, big autonomy, and a shared commitment to quality
Qualification
Required
5 years professional experience developing in C#/.NET or Python, with emphasis on backend systems and data processing
Strong AWS expertise, particularly in serverless and managed-service architectures (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, EventBridge, OpenSearch)
2 years of experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch - index design, aggregation, and query optimization
Demonstrated experience designing and operating RESTful APIs and backend services at scale
Solid understanding of data modeling across SQL and NoSQL systems (SQL Server, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, S3)
Preferred
Familiarity with stream processing and messaging systems (SQS, SNS, Kinesis, Kafka)
Experience with analytics, reporting, and data visualization frameworks is a plus
Knowledge of secure development, incident response, and compliance (SOC2, GDPR, privacy standards) preferred
Proven ability to ship, maintain, and support production services as part of a small, high-performing team
Company
Tech Talent Link, Inc
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase