Point Wild
AWS Architecture Lead
Job Description
Point Wild helps customers monitor, manage, and protect against the risks associated with their identities and personal information in a digital world. Backed by WndrCo, Warburg Pincus and General Catalyst, Point Wild is dedicated to creating the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading cybersecurity solutions. Our vision is to become THE go-to resource for every cyber protection need individuals may face – today and in the future.
Join us for the ride!
Overview
Point Wild is looking to add a talented senior software engineer with strong AWS infrastructure and architecture experience to our Engineering team. In this role you will contribute to building and maintaining scalable and efficient backend APIs and event-driven systems for a new external-facing product.
Day to Day:
- Design, develop, and maintain applications in GoLang, Java, and Typescript
- Architect and manage AWS infrastructure with Terraform
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Github Actions
- Design and implement system architecture for scalability and reliability
- Implement robust error handling, logging, and alerting
- Monitor system performance over time and automate anomaly detection
- Develop and manage event-based systems in lower and prod environments
- Optimize system throughput, performance, and cost for the goals of the product
- Collaborate with team members in architectural reviews, code reviews, and planning
- Write clear and concise technical documentation
What you bring to the table:
- 10+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of AWS serverless infrastructure experience
- Experience in a B2B SaaS organization
- Proficient in several modern programming languages (such as GoLang, Java, Typescript, etc.)
- Able to lead other engineers working on platforms such as MacOS, iOS, Windows, Android so clients and backend integrate seamlessly and follow common architectural goals
- Strong understanding of CI/CD principles, tools, and practices
- Specific experience with AWS services: API Gateway v1 and v2, Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, IAM, CloudFront, CloudWatch events/logs/alarms, RDS, Route 53, Secrets, VPC
- Master at error handling in distributed systems
- Experienced with event-driven systems in AWS
- Experience optimizing system performance, throughput, and cost
- Capable at writing technical documentation for various audiences
- Experience designing extensible, flexible, and versioned APIs
Bonus points if you have:
- AWS networking and security
- VPN technologies and products
- Anti-virus technology experience
- Password manager technology experience
- Knowledge of Identity-based technologies and platforms
- Experience developing Windows, MacOS, iOS, or Android applications
- Experience in the MSP space
As part of Point Wild, you will:
Solve real customer problems. Point Wild’s point solutions allow consumers to address their immediate cyber protection needs. Our mandate is to continuously anticipate our customers’ evolving digital security needs to create best-in-class solutions aimed at keeping them safe.
See your impact. We are a scrappy, nimble organization where individual contributions are needed and valued. You will see your impact every day.
Accelerate your career. As we expand, you will have the opportunity to learn new technologies, products, and markets in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
Most importantly, you’ll get to work with other talented people at a company where people matter. If you want to put your fingerprint on an organization and leapfrog your growth, this is the place for you.
In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination or harassment based on “protected categories,” Point Wild is committed to being an inclusive community where all feel welcome. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Point Wild.
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