[Remote] Senior Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lytx, Inc. is building a scalable, cloud-first product platform that integrates large-scale AWS services with hardware-based IoT devices. They are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and operate their cloud platform, ensuring high standards of code quality and collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services running in AWS
• Contribute to system architecture and technical design for large-scale, distributed cloud deployments
• Develop and maintain services using Node.js and other backend technologies
• Work with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query performance optimization
• Design, implement, and test infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK
• Build and maintain frontend applications using React
• Contribute to mobile applications built with React Native for Android and iOS
• Develop software components across multiple languages, including:
• Ensure high standards of code quality, testing, reliability, and security
• Collaborate closely with product, QA, and operations teams while maintaining strong individual ownership
• Take responsibility for full task ownership, including development, testing, deployment, and production readiness

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Senior-level experience in software development for cloud-based systems
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architecture
• Deep knowledge of AWS services and cloud-native design patterns
• Experience writing, testing, and maintaining AWS CDK scripts
• Expertise in IP networking, including TCP/IP and related protocols
• Proven ability to work across the full stack: backend, frontend, infrastructure, and deployment
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
• Large-scale, production cloud platforms
• IoT, device-integrated, or data-intensive systems
• CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
• Performance tuning and observability in cloud environments

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Telehealth
• 401(k) and 401(k) match
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• FTO or PTO
• Employee Well-Being program
• 11 paid holidays plus 1 inclusive holiday per year
• Volunteer Time Off
• Employee Referral program
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Employee Recognition and Appreciation program
• Additional perk and voluntary benefit programs

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