Job description
Caylent is a cloud native services company that helps organizations bring the best out of their people and technology using Amazon Web Services (AWS). We provide a full range of AWS services including: workload migrations & modernization, cloud native application development, DevOps, data engineering, security & compliance, and everything in between. At Caylent, our people always come first.
The Mission
We are seeking an exceptional Software Architect to join our growing Cloud Native Applications team. The right candidate is someone who has deep expertise in application design and is passionate about working with our customers, partners, and colleagues to drive innovation forward.
Your mission will be to work alongside Caylent’s Engineers, Architects, Sales, and Project Managers to deliver AWS solutions across our diverse and forward-thinking customer base. You’ll work with the latest technologies and support customers looking to bring cutting-edge ideas to market.
Your Assignment
- You will be a mission control specialist, guiding Cayliens and Customers alike through Agile ceremonies like stand-ups, retrospectives, and more.
- You will translate customer requirements and into a workable backlog of tickets for engineers.
- Delegate tickets to a team of engineers in order to complete customer projects.
- Lead requirements gathering, backlog grooming, and architecture discussions.
- Apply your understanding of DevOps pipelines, including build automation, branching strategies, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, security, monitoring, logging, and alerting.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in customer dev, test, and production environments.
- Automate software testing at multiple levels (component, configuration item, subsystem, system) and monitor results.
- Write production quality code, including unit and integration tests.
- Work with a team to deliver top-quality cloud native applications on AWS for customers.
- Clearly communicate and document your designs, processes, and procedures.
- You will demonstrate a passion to Stay Curious as you mentor peers, tackle new technologies, and learn from our word-class team of engineers.
- Coach and mentor less experienced teammates, coach and be mentored by world class engineers.
Your Qualifications
Core Consulting Qualifications
Customer Experience
● Confidently addresses client questions and identifies gaps in requirements with proposed next steps.
● Focus on delivering clear, actionable solutions that meet client goals
Collaboration
● Facilitates alignment across stakeholders or technical priorities and deliverables.
● Navigates differing perspectives with professionalism to ensure shared understanding and progress..
Communication
●Breaks down complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences in a clear, concise manner.
● Adapts communication style based on audience and context to improve clarity and decision-making.
Technical Qualifications
● 5+ years of proven experience in software development and cloud-native systems.
● Strong background in established engineering practices and scalable architectures.
● Expertise in web technologies (HTML, CSS) and frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, MVC .Net, etc.).
● Proficiency in server-side scripting (Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, etc.).
● Deep knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
● Experience in API integrations across applications, vendors, and cloud environments.
● Understanding of modern application architectures (event-based systems, queues, microservices).
● Development experience on a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
● Desire to integrate innovative technologies into development workflow
● Familiarity with Generative AI technologies
● Proven ability to lead a workstream and support others while contributing individually.
● Experience configuring AWS resources.
Preferred Qualifications
● BS in a computing-related field, or commensurate experience.
● Experience with testing and automation.
● Experience with UI/UX.
● Experience with Large Language Models (LLM) and Generative AI
● Experience with app dev acceleration tools like Amazon Q Developer, GitHub CoPilot, Cursor.AI, or similar.
● Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
● Experience with infrastructure as code tooling (SAM, Cloudformation, Terraform, etc).
Benefits
- Pay in USD
- 100% remote work
- Generous holidays and flexible PTO
- Competitive phantom equity
- Paid for exams and certifications
- Peer bonus awards
- State of the art laptop and tools
- Equipment & Office Stipend
- Individual professional development plan
- Annual stipend for Learning and Development
- Work with an amazing worldwide team and in an incredible corporate culture
This role may require up to 25% travel, depending on business needs.
Caylent is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are a proud equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
