Lead Engineer; Cloud, Search, or Distributed Systems

Lead Engineer (Cloud, Search, or Distributed Systems)

Location:

Sunnyvale, CA or Austin, TX. Duration:
Contract/ fulltime (Open for both)

Skillset:

AWS Cloud Technologies

Search Platforms & Information Retrieval

Big Data & Distributed Systems

Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation, or similar)

Containerization and orchestration technologies

Cloud-native architecture and microservices

CI/CD and Dev Ops practices

Search Engineering

Candidates should have strong expertise in:

Open Search

Elasticsearch

Apache Solr

Apache Lucene

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer / Lead Engineer with 7+ years of experience in designing, developing, and supporting scalable, high-performance enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in at least one of the following domains:

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain highly scalable and reliable software solutions.

Architect cloud-native applications and distributed services that meet performance, security, and availability requirements.

Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability through continuous monitoring and tuning.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues in large-scale environments.

Implement best practices for software engineering, code quality, automation, and CI/CD.

Participate in architecture reviews, technical discussions, and mentoring of junior engineers.

Drive innovation through adoption of modern technologies and engineering practices.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments.

Exposure to event-driven architectures and streaming platforms.

Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and logging frameworks.

Experience building highly available and fault-tolerant systems.

Cloud certifications or relevant technical certifications are a plus.

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.