
Senior Cloud Engineer
EX Squared LATAM
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San José • 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
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Senior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudDynamoDBEC2MicroservicesMongoDBMySQLPostgresTerraform
About the role
- Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable cloud infrastructure
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle: design, development, testing, deployment, documentation, and support
- Build and integrate microservices and APIs with high availability and performance
- Manage complex data flows across multiple internal and external systems
- Incorporate observability and monitoring practices (logging, metrics, alerting) into deliverables
- Lead by example, mentoring engineers and setting technical direction across the team
- Collaborate closely with product and operations teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on software development experience in agile environments
- Strong background in cloud platforms (preferably AWS: Lambda, EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.) and serverless architectures
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, or similar)
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
- Knowledge of security and compliance best practices (encryption, access control, data protection)
- Ability to convert requirements into scalable technical designs
- Strong sense of ownership, collaboration, and communication
- Advanced English level (spoken and written)
- Nice to have: Experience working with AI, LLMs, or ML systems in production
- Nice to have: Background in Data Science or Machine Learning
- Nice to have: Previous experience in startups or highly regulated industries
Benefits
- Salary in USD
- Hybrid work model (1 day on-site per week)
- Flexible schedules and work-life balance
- Continuous learning and professional development programs
- Recognition programs and inclusive culture
- Health and wellness benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
cloud infrastructuremicroservicesAPIsInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD pipelinesrelational databasesnon-relational databasessecurity best practicesdata protectionserverless architectures
Soft skills
mentoringcollaborationcommunicationownershiptechnical direction