Cloud Software Developer, Node.js, React.js

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Cloud Software Developer designing, developing, and maintaining cloud-native applications using Node.js and React. Collaborating with teams and ensuring secure cloud operations in an Agile environment.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeLouisiana • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $128,039 - $173,229 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudEC2JavaScriptJenkinsLinuxNode.jsReactTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native applications using Node.js, React.js, and related frameworks
Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or AWS CDK
Build and deployment of pipelines and platform operations
Perform Linux-based troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
Implement secure-by-design patterns and participate in compliance/hardening tasks
Collaborate with teams deploying and operating workloads using AWS services (such as, but not limited to: Lambda, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, API Gateway, VPC, IAM)
Collaborate with UI/UX designers, cloud engineers, architects, and DevOps teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of related experience with AWS cloud computing required
7+ years of total IT experience preferred
Proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience building and maintaining React.js front-end applications
Strong knowledge of Linux fundamentals: navigation, logs, permissions, troubleshooting techniques
Practical experience designing and deploying solutions in AWS, including core services and networking
Hands-on experience with Terraform or CDK (modules, variables, state mgmt.)
Familiarity with CI/CD tools (such as, but not limited to: GitLab, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins)
Understanding of RESTful APIs and event-driven patterns
Ability to explain architectural tradeoffs, troubleshooting steps, and real-world problem solving

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay and paid time off
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
15 days of paid leave per calendar year
Additional 10 paid holidays per year
GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period

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Hard Skills & Tools

Node.jsReact.jsJavaScriptTypeScriptTerraformAWS CDKLinuxCI/CDRESTful APIsevent-driven patterns

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem solvingcommunication