Senior Cloud Application Developer

CAI•Trenton, NJ

17h•$90 - $100•Hybrid

About The Position

CAI is seeking a Senior Cloud Application Developer to serve as technical lead for AWS-native services on key initiatives supporting its top client in New Jersey. This is a full-time, hybrid contract position requiring onsite work in Trenton, New Jersey, three days per week. The developer will lead AWS-native application development, establish coding standards, conduct design and code reviews, mentor developers, and ensure alignment with DCF enterprise architecture. The role designs and builds serverless applications using AWS services and Infrastructure as Code, and leads initiatives involving integration reliability, legacy modernization, security, CI/CD automation, scalability, resilience, and observability.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
8+ years of software development experience, including 4+ years building AWS serverless applications in production.
Expertise with AWS Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, SQS, Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless v2, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience implementing idempotency and retry patterns, integrating with systems of record, extracting legacy business rules, and leading application modernization efforts.
Proven experience as a technical lead, including architecture, design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and stakeholder collaboration.
Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Ability to work onsite in Trenton, NJ, three days per week.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification.
State of New Jersey or public sector experience.
HR/HCM systems experience.
Familiarity with MuleSoft/API-led integrations.

Responsibilities

Serve as technical lead for AWS-native application development.
Establish coding standards and conduct design and code reviews.
Mentor developers and ensure alignment with DCF enterprise architecture.
Design and build serverless applications using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, SQS, Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless v2, and Infrastructure as Code.
Lead integration reliability, legacy system modernization, security best practices, CI/CD automation, and cloud application scalability, resilience, and observability initiatives.
Collaborate with stakeholders and lead application architecture and modernization efforts.