Akraya, Inc. is an award-winning IT staffing firm recognized for its commitment to excellence. They are seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate sophisticated data workflows utilizing AWS-native services, focusing on event-driven architectures and data governance.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build event-driven workflows leveraging AWS services
- Develop resilient backend services in Python, Java, or TypeScript, ensuring effective orchestration, failure handling, and observability
- Manage and optimize lead/person data lifecycle processes including normalization, deduplication, enrichment, suppression, and retention & deletion
- Securely integrate distributed AWS services, delivering production-ready solutions with comprehensive monitoring and operational readiness
- Support reliable deployment strategies such as staged rollouts and canary deployments, ensuring system stability and data integrity
Requirements:
- Proficiency in event-driven distributed systems on AWS (EventBridge, Lambda, SQS, Step Functions)
- Deep understanding of data lifecycle management and governance at scale
- Solid experience in backend engineering with Python, Java, or TypeScript, and infrastructure as code practices (CDK or CloudFormation)
- At least 3 years of experience in backend or distributed systems engineering, preferably within AWS environments
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Prior experience in building production systems focusing on customer/lead data pipelines, data governance, and compliance workflows is highly desirable