Senior Server-Side Swift & AWS Cloud Engineer

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This role is for a Senior Server-Side Swift & AWS Cloud Engineer, with a contract length of over 6 months, offering a pay rate of $150,000-$250,000. Key skills include Server-Side Swift, AWS architectures, and iOS engineering experience is beneficial. Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
1136.3636363636
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🗓️ - Date discovered
September 17, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location type
Remote
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📄 - Contract type
Unknown
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🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
United States
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Debugging #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #JavaScript #Disaster Recovery #React #AWS Lambda #Cloud #Scala #DynamoDB #API (Application Programming Interface) #HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) #Deployment #iOS #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #SQS (Simple Queue Service)
Role description
SongShift is redefining how music is experienced globally. As we expand our platform and scale to meet growing demand, we’re seeking a Senior Server-Side Swift & AWS Cloud Engineer to join our small, high-impact team. You’ll architect and optimize our cloud-native systems, with a strong emphasis on Server-Side Swift running on AWS. This role is a core technical position where your expertise will directly shape the reliability, scalability, and future of our platform. Server-Side Swift Development • Architect and maintain backend services and APIs using Server-Side Swift, with a focus on high performance and reliability. • Write and optimize AWS Lambdas in Swift to power SongShift’s core workflows. Core Skills • Design, implement, and manage distributed, serverless architectures on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, Step Functions, API Gateway, SQS, CloudFront, Route53, etc.). • Build and manage multi-region active-active deployments to ensure availability, low latency, and fault tolerance. • Develop disaster recovery strategies, data redundancy solutions, and backup workflows to safeguard user data. • Familiarity with web technologies (JavaScript, Node.js, ReactJS, HTML, CSS) for occasional cross-stack contributions. • Comfortable with on-call/incident response responsibilities. iOS Engineering (Very helpful) • UIKit experience is highly valuable, especially for understanding how our iOS app consumes APIs and for contributing to shared Swift codebases. • Ability to troubleshoot and collaborate with mobile engineers on client-server integration issues. • Familiarity with SwiftUI, Combine, and modern iOS patterns is a plus. Soft Skills • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills. • Strong communication and collaboration skills in a remote-first team. • Ability to take ownership of systems end-to-end, from design to operations. • Able to switch seamlessly between different projects, technologies, and problem domains while maintaining focus and productivity. Work Authorization • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. Benefits • Competitive Salary ($150,000-$250,000) • Fully remote and flexible work environment • Equipment budget