Senior Cloud Architect

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Robots & PencilsCloud applications
Remote based in CanadaFull-TimeSenior
Salary90,000 - 124,000 USD per year
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Job Details

Experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Required Skills
AWSGraphQLgRPCServerlessRESTful APIsMicroservices

Requirements

  • Have 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including hands-on experience designing cloud-native applications.
  • Bring working knowledge of a cloud platform and cloud-native application patterns; AWS is preferred.
  • Be proficient in at least one backend language and familiar with another, such as Python, TypeScript, Java, or Go.
  • Have experience building microservices, serverless functions, and event-driven systems.
  • Be familiar with containers and orchestration.
  • Have experience designing and consuming APIs using REST, GraphQL, or gRPC and working with API gateways.
  • Have working knowledge of infrastructure as code and CI/CD.
  • Be familiar with observability, scalability, and resilience practices in cloud applications.
  • Understand cloud security, identity, and access management fundamentals.
  • Have experience integrating AI or LLM services into applications, including RAG or inference patterns.
  • Demonstrate day-to-day use of AI-forward tools such as Claude and Cursor.
  • Bring problem-solving skills and sound judgment when navigating ambiguous technical challenges.
  • Helpful extra: CMS integration experience with localized site builds, content migration, and SurfOS.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to cloud-native application design, defining service boundaries, API contracts, and data flows on AWS.
  • Build and deploy microservices and serverless functions using containers and managed compute.
  • Implement event-driven patterns and asynchronous messaging between services.
  • Design and implement APIs across protocols and gateways.
  • Support infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines for repeatable, safe deployments.
  • Implement observability, scalability, and resilience practices for cloud applications.
  • Apply AWS Well-Architected practices for security, reliability, and cost.
  • Build and integrate AI and LLM services, including RAG and inference workflows.
  • Collaborate with engineering, data, AI, and product teams to translate requirements into application architecture.
  • Own system components, contribute to architectural standards, and mentor junior engineers.
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