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Principal AWS Cloud Application Engineer

Sydney, New South Wales💼 Full-time💰 $4–$4🗓 2026-09-19 → 2026-09-27

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

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

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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