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AWS Cloud Backend / API Developer
Tranzeal Inc.
🇮🇳 India
On-site
Manager or above
8 months ago
- AWS
- REST API
- API Gateway
- DynamoDB
- CloudFormation
- OAuth2
- AWS Cloud
- GraphQL
- ETL
- AWS Lambda
- RDS
- IAM
- IaC
- Terraform
- CloudWatch
- X-ray
- Python
- Node.js
- Java
8 months ago
Updated JD
Here is a quick summary of mandatory and nice-to-have skill-set requirements for AWS API Developer role. Please feel free to reach out to me in case of any further questions.
AWS API developer with solid foundation in:
+Â Developing RESTFul APIs using AWS API Gateway (mandatory experience with AWS API Gateway)
+Â Developing GraphQL APIs using AWS AppSync (mandatory experience with AWS AppSync)
+Â Ability to write VTL or Lambda Functions to Query Dynamodb database (mandatory experience with AWS Dynamdob and Query capabilities)
+Â Ability to create AWS Cloudformation Templates to deploy the APIs (AWS Cloudformation is mandatory)
+Â Ability to secure the APIs using API-KEY, Lambda Auth, Oauth2 (nice to have)
+Â Ability to understand API error status(es) and performance metrics and tweak the API Performance for improvements (nice to have).
Job Title: AWS Cloud Backend / API Developer (6+ Years)
Job Description:
We are looking for an AWS Cloud Backend / API Developer with 6+ years of experience in designing, developing, and managing scalable backend APIs and serverless applications. The role focuses on building high-performance, secure APIs to expose data to web and mobile applications using AWS AppSync, API Gateway, and GraphQL. This is an API-focused role, not ETL or data engineering.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deploy GraphQL APIs using AWS AppSync.
- Build and manage REST APIs using AWS API Gateway integrated with AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, and other AWS services.
- Implement API security and authentication using Cognito, IAM roles, or custom authorizers.
- Optimize API performance including query efficiency, caching, throttling, and rate-limiting.
- Integrate multiple data sources, including RDS, DynamoDB, and external APIs, into unified APIs.
- Develop serverless backend logic using AWS Lambda, including event-driven architectures and real-time updates via AppSync subscriptions.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation or Terraform.
- Monitor APIs and backend services using CloudWatch and X-Ray, troubleshooting performance or reliability issues.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services: AppSync, API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, Cognito, CloudFormation.
- Expert in GraphQL schema design, queries, mutations, and resolvers.
- Proficiency in Python, Node.js, or Java for backend development.
- Deep understanding of serverless architecture patterns and best practices.
- Experience with real-time data handling, API security, and scalable API design.
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AWS Cloud Backend / API Developer · Tranzeal Inc.