Golang Job: AWS Cloud Engineer - Remote (EST)

Position: AWS Cloud Engineer
Industry: Robotics
Type: 6-month contract to hire
Location: Fully Remote (EST)
Interview(s): 1 technical screening + 2 rounds with the client
Pay rate: $42 - $45 per hour

Day to day:

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  Develop and deploy scalable AWS infrastructure (using CDK, Lambda, EC2, and Kinesis) to support data modeling and machine learning workloads.
  
  


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  Implement and maintain observability tools to monitor system health, performance, and data flow reliability across distributed systems.
  
  


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  Containerize and manage microservices using Docker or ECS to improve deployment efficiency and scalability.
  
  


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  Troubleshoot, debug, and enhance backend systems while ensuring security, automation, and adherence to best practices within AWS environments.
  
  

Must haves:

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  4-5 years of professional experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role.
  
  


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  Deep hands-on experience with core AWS services, including Lambda, EC2, SNS/SQS, IAM, and VPC setup.
  
  


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  Proven ability to define and deploy infrastructure using AWS CDK or Terraform.
  
  


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  olid experience in containerizing applications (using Docker/ECS or similar) and building/maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines and workflows (e.g., CodePipeline, Jenkins).
  
  


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  Proficiency in at least one modern programming language: Java, Python, or Golang (preferred).
  
  


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  Experience implementing and managing observability tools for monitoring system health, performance, and data flow reliability.
  
  

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  Experience with Kinesis
  
  


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  Industrial Systems Background: Understanding of PLC, SCADA, or industrial automation.
  
  


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  Edge Computing Experience: Especially with distributed hardware systems and device data capture
  
  

Salary and Compensation:
The hourly rate for this position is between $42 - $45 per hour. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits:
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable).