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Principal AWS Cloud Application Engineer

Sydney, New South Wales💼 Full-time💰 $4–$4🗓 2026-09-19 → 2026-09-29

Core

Senior technical leader designing, developing, and maintaining scalable AWS cloud applications and infrastructure while leading a small engineering team.

Role type

Principal AWS Cloud Application Engineer (Hands-on IC with team leadership)

Builds

Scalable cloud applications, containerized services, and cloud infrastructure

Domain

Cloud engineering, SaaS, advanced manufacturing

Required skills

AWS cloud services and architecture, Terraform (Infrastructure as Code), Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and DevOps practices, distributed systems design, system architecture, software development fundamentals, team mentorship

Preferred skills

Go (Golang), Python, C++, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, MQTT, Linux-based systems, Cloud-connected hardware/IoT, SaaS platforms, Authentication systems, Monitoring and observability, Automated testing

Technologies

AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Go, Python, C++, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, MQTT, Linux

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a small team of software and cloud engineers; Design, develop, and maintain scalable AWS cloud applications; Lead cloud architecture and technical design decisions; Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code; Drive CI/CD and automated software delivery practices; Build and support containerized applications; Troubleshoot complex technical issues across application, backend, and cloud environments; Improve system scalability, reliability, security, and performance; Contribute to the company's broader technology and product strategy

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with team leadership

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