Senior Software Engineer; Python​/AWS

Overview

We are a fast-growing Series A startup building cutting-edge technology to revolutionize cloud development processes and support highly efficient dev&test feedback loops. We’ve closed our last $25mil round in Q4 2024, led by Notable Capital, CRV and Heavybit.

At its core, Local Stack provides a high-fidelity emulator and local cloud development platform. Imagine developing cloud applications and data pipelines entirely on your local machine within a lightweight cloud sandbox, running in Docker!

mission is to empower developers to rapidly build and test their cloud applications, allowing for a more enjoyable dev experience, and saving valuable time and resources.

Local Stack has a large and active open-source community (57k+ stars on Git Hub) with over 100k active users worldwide and 290M+ downloads to date. Our customer base ranges from SMBs to Global Fortune 500 companies.

Local Stack is headquartered in Zurich/Switzerland 🇨🇭, with a main engineering office in Vienna/Austria 🇦🇹and remote team members from 🇺🇸the US, 🇫🇷FR, 🇬🇧UK, 🇨🇦CA, 🇪🇸ES, and many more countries.

Check out our Notion Candidate Handbook and our Git Hub!

• Contribute to Local Stack's AWS emulator, applying and extending the Local Stack emulator framework to implement and test AWS APIs.
• Collaborate in a Core Engineering squad to implement features that meet the needs of developers working with AWS environments.
• Develop high-performance local cloud service emulators while maintaining a strong focus on reliability and developer experience.
• Contribute to the evolution of Local Stack's overall architecture and frameworks, and contribute to the Open Source ecosystem.
• Help make Local Stack’s AWS emulator more robust by contributing to AWS sample applications and parity tests.
• Spearhead the development of scalable support processes as the company and user base grows
• Bring the customer feedback back to the developer and product team and help shape our product direction
• As our enterprise offering grows, work more closely with larger customers that use our product for their entire organization

• 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on Python development.
• Strong hands-on experience with modern Python development (type hinting, unit/integration testing with pytest, object-oriented software design, applying Python frameworks).
• Demonstrated expertise in AWS services and cloud technologies, with a good understanding of AWS APIs, SDKs, and infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to tackle complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with team members.
• Has an open, honest, and compassionate personality, shows empathy, and demonstrates a proactive approach to tasks and challenges.

• Experience working with other cloud platforms such as Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or others
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of Dev Ops practices and tools for automation, deployment, and monitoring
• Active participation in open-source communities or contributions to relevant projects
• Experience building developer tools

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Flexible work arrangements.