Senior Backend Engineer (AWS)

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Department: Software Engineering
Employment type: Full Time,
Job posted: 14 Jun 2025
Apply before: 14 Jul 2025
Experience level: Senior
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A career at Lumenalta means the freedom to continue your tech career on your terms. Build exceptional things from wherever you might be.

At Lumenalta, we create impactful software solutions that drive innovation and transform businesses. Since 2000, we’ve partnered with visionary leaders to build cutting-edge tech, solve complex challenges, and deliver results faster through our elite teams and tech-driven approach. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

Role Overview:

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Lumenalta, you will design and implement robust backend systems, ensuring our applications are secure, scalable, and efficient. You will be responsible for working closely with DevOps and frontend teams to deliver high-performance applications that leverage AWS cloud services and Kubernetes. Your role will also involve managing infrastructure as code using Terraform or AWS CDK and monitoring systems with tools like Grafana and Loki. We’d love to hear from you if you are passionate about backend development, cloud infrastructure, and automation!

Key Responsibilities:

Backend Development: Build, maintain, and optimize backend systems using Python and integrate with cloud services on AWS.
Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design and deploy AWS infrastructure, leveraging services like EC2, Lambda, RDS, and S3, with an emphasis on scalability and security.
Kubernetes Orchestration: Manage containerized applications using Kubernetes, ensuring proper scaling, load balancing, and orchestration.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Use Terraform or AWS CDK to automate infrastructure management, ensuring repeatable and efficient cloud resource provisioning.
Monitoring & Logging: Implement monitoring and logging solutions using Grafana and Loki to ensure system reliability and performance.
Collaboration: Work closely with DevOps, frontend, and product teams to deliver cohesive, scalable, and secure applications.
Automation & Optimization: Automate workflows and improve infrastructure and application performance, ensuring low-latency and high-availability systems.

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in backend development, with a focus on cloud-native applications.
Proficiency in Python for backend services and scripting tasks.
Extensive experience with AWS, including core services like EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS.
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration and microservices management.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana and Loki.
Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams.