Job Title : Lead Cloud Developer (AWS or Azure)

Location : Pune (Remote or Hybrid)

Employment Type : Fulltime with GCC

Key skills : Python, AWS Infra, Terraform, Coding, cloud programming skills

Job Description : We are looking for a Lead Cloud Developer with a strong software engineering background who has evolved into cloud-native development. In this role, you will lead the design and development of modern cloud applications on AWS and Azure, combining your full-stack expertise with cloud-native patterns. You bring years of hands-on coding experience and understand how to build scalable, secure, and maintainable software, now leveraging the full power of cloud platforms.

Responsibilities :

- Lead the design and development of cloud-native applications, bringing strong software engineering principles to every solution.

- Design and implement full-stack solutions using serverless, event-driven, and container-based patterns on AWS and/or Azure.

- Write clean, testable, and production-ready code setting the standard for quality across the team.

- Drive technical decisions around application architecture, API design, data modelling, and system integration.

- Mentor and guide developers, fostering best practices in software craftsmanship, code quality, and modern development workflows.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into well-designed cloud applications.

- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes to support rapid, reliable delivery.

- Apply security best practices at the application level, including authentication, authorisation, and data protection.

- Continuously evaluate and adopt new cloud services, frameworks, and tools that improve developer productivity and application quality.

- Ensure systems meet functional and non-functional requirements through thoughtful design, testing strategies, and observability.

Requirements :

- Proven track record as a software developer, ideally with full-stack experience (frontend + backend).

- Demonstrable experience building cloud-native applications on AWS or Azure in recent years.

- Proficiency in at least two programming languages (e.g., TypeScript, Python, Golang, Java).

- Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns (SOLID, DRY, KISS, event-driven, domain-driven).

- Experience with serverless architectures (Lambda, Azure Functions), containers, and/or Kubernetes from a developer perspective.

- Knowledge of CI/CD practices and modern delivery workflows (GitOps, trunk-based development).

- Solid understanding of cloud security best practices at the application layer.

- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make pragmatic technical trade-offs.

- Strong communication skills - able to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Experience working in agile teams and leading technical discussions.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience designing and building APIs (REST, GraphQL) and working with NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, CosmosDB).

- Deep knowledge of event-driven architectures : queues, streams, pub/sub, and asynchronous patterns.

- Understanding of scalability, concurrency, and distributed systems challenges.

- Familiarity with functional programming principles (map/reduce/compose, immutability).

- Experience with code management strategies (monorepo/multirepo) and release processes.

- Proficiency in applying quality gates : code reviews, pair programming, automated testing.

- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (CRDs, operators) or infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Crossplane).

- Knowledge of authentication/authorisation protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, SAML, RBAC/ABAC).

- Experience with cloud networking and proxies.

- Experience in building serverless cloud applications.

- Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, GitFlow, and GitOps frameworks like Flux and ArgoCD.

- Proficiency with GitHub for version control, code reviews, and collaborative development.

- Experience in developing and managing cloud infrastructures using Crossplane.io is a plus.

- AWS or Azure certifications are a plus.