Software Engineer – AWS
LocalStack · Remote · Spain · Poland · Portugal · United Kingdom ·
COMPENSATION
€48k – €90k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote
- AWS emulation focus
- Python preferred
- Mid/Senior level
- AI-assisted dev
Join the AWS Emulator team at LocalStack, a Series A startup revolutionizing cloud development with local sandboxes. You will reimplement AWS services to match real-world behavior, handling edge cases and undocumented details to help developers and AI agents test efficiently.
This position requires strong problem-solving skills to turn incomplete information into working solutions. You will own specific services from design to deployment, using AI coding tools to enhance productivity while ensuring high reliability for global customers.
What you'll do
- Migrate AWS services from third-party to first-party implementations
- Increase snapshot-test coverage to reduce parity defects
- Act as first responder for customer-reported bugs within 5 days
- Build reusable test infrastructure for other engineering teams
- Scope and implement complete emulated services independently
What you'll need
- Mid-level or senior software engineering experience
- Strong programming skills, preferably in Python
- Experience reverse-engineering systems from documentation or APIs
- Testing mindset using tests for system design and understanding
- Hands-on experience with AI coding and agentic development tools
- Background building and operating applications on AWS or similar clouds
- Ability to learn quickly and work with incomplete information
Nice to have
- Sustained open-source contribution experience
- Knowledge of distributed systems or protocol conformance
- Deep expertise in AWS services
- Experience with Terraform, CDK, or Pulumi
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and microservices
- Background in devtooling or cloud infrastructure products
Stack
- AWS
- Python
- Terraform
- CDK
- Pulumi
- Kubernetes
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Globally distributed team
- Headquartered in Zurich, office in Vienna
What you get
- Competitive salary
- Yearly bonus
- Annual company retreat
- Two extra company-wide holidays
- Inclusive culture with community guilds
Hiring process
- Submit application with short motivation letter
- Talent team reviews profile within 2 weeks
- No personalized feedback provided due to volume