
AWS Cloud Engineer
Weekday (YC W21)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: India
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Salary
💰 ₹600,000 - ₹2,000,000 per year
About the role
- Manage and support AWS production environments with a strong focus on system reliability and performance
- Administer and optimize Amazon RDS instances, including performance tuning, backups, restores, Multi-AZ setups, and read replicas
- Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues across AWS services such as EC2, ALB, VPC, IAM, and related components
- Perform in-depth log analysis and monitoring using AWS CloudWatch to proactively identify and resolve issues
- Diagnose and resolve connectivity challenges, latency issues, and inter-service dependencies
- Lead end-to-end root cause analysis and drive resolution of complex production incidents
- Apply AWS networking and security best practices to maintain robust and secure cloud environments
- Operate independently in a remote setup while managing production-critical responsibilities
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in cloud or system engineering, with significant hands-on exposure to AWS production environments
- Strong expertise in Amazon RDS and core AWS services including EC2, VPC, ALB, IAM, and CloudWatch
- Proven ability to handle high-availability, mission-critical systems with confidence
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Experience working autonomously in remote or distributed team environments
- Clear and effective communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders
- A proactive mindset with strong ownership of systems and outcomes
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWSAmazon RDSEC2VPCALBIAMCloudWatchperformance tuninglog analysisroot cause analysis
Soft Skills
troubleshootinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunication skillsproactive mindsetownershipcollaborationindependenceleadershipadaptability