FinSense Africa

AWS Developer Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in Nairobi Area, KEN

Remote

Mid level

Fintech • Information Technology • Consulting • Financial Services

The Role

Develop and support cloud-native AWS applications using microservices, serverless architectures, REST APIs, event-driven patterns, and infrastructure as code. Build solutions with Lambda, Fargate, ECS, API Gateway, Step Functions, messaging services, EventBridge, and DynamoDB. Collaborate with distributed teams in a specification-driven environment while using Python, Node.js, Terraform, Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, and GenAI-assisted development tools.

Summary Generated by Built In

Engagement: 6-Month Contract

Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

We are seeking an experienced AWS Microservices & Serverless Developer to design, build, integrate, and support cloud-native applications using AWS services. The role will focus on microservices, serverless development, REST API integrations, event-driven architectures, and infrastructure automation.

The successful candidate will work within a specification-driven development environment and collaborate with distributed teams and stakeholders across multiple regions.

Requirements

· 3–5+ years building production microservices or serverless applications on AWS.

· Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, Fargate, ECS, VPC Lattice, API Gateway, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and DynamoDB.

· Strong proficiency in Python and Node.js; .NET experience is an advantage.

· Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and integration contracts.

· Working knowledge of event-driven patterns and services such as SNS, SQS, and EventBridge.

· Intermediate Terraform capability, including the ability to write and modify infrastructure as code aligned to WVI guidelines.

· Experience with Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure DevOps.

· Comfortable working in a specification-driven development process.

· Experience using GenAI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or Kiro in daily coding workflows.

· AWS Developer Associate certification or equivalent experience.

Skills Required

3-5+ years building production microservices or serverless applications on AWS
Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, Fargate, ECS, VPC Lattice, API Gateway, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and DynamoDB
Strong proficiency in Python and Node.js
Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and integration contracts
Working knowledge of event-driven patterns and SNS, SQS, and EventBridge
Intermediate Terraform capability, including writing and modifying infrastructure as code
Experience with Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure DevOps
Ability to work in a specification-driven development process
Experience using GenAI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or Kiro
AWS Developer Associate certification or equivalent experience
.NET experience

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The Company

Syros-Ermoupoli

50 Employees

Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

FinSense Africa is a Nairobi-based financial technology company that specializes in digital transformation and open banking solutions. The firm focuses on accelerating innovation within the financial services industry across Africa by providing API integration, modernizing core systems, and offering experienced tech consultants to help banks and financial institutions overcome talent shortages and scale their digital capabilities.