Senior Cloud Development Engineer (AWS/GCP)

TL;DR

Senior Cloud Development Engineer (AWS/GCP): Designing and operating scalable cloud-native platform services and microservices for Pega Cloud with an accent on reliability, scalability, and developer experience. Focus on building automation tooling, optimizing distributed systems, and enhancing service provisioning across AWS and GCP.

Location: Hybrid (must be based in Waltham, MA, minimum 3 days in office)

Salary: $108,300 - $162,200

Company

Global leader in providing AI-powered decisioning and CRM software for enterprise-scale SaaS solutions.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate cloud-native services, microservices, and APIs focused on scalability and maintainability.
• Write production-grade code with a strong emphasis on testing, observability, and deployment best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across distributed systems and cloud environments.
• Develop automation and tooling to simplify infrastructure provisioning and onboarding workflows.
• Enhance core cloud platform capabilities across AWS and GCP.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to deliver high-impact scalable solutions.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in Golang, Java, or another object-oriented language.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP).
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments (Docker).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Must be based in or be able to work from the Waltham, MA office (hybrid).

Nice to have

• Experience building or operating cloud infrastructure or platform services.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring ecosystems.
• Exposure to multi-region, high-availability system design patterns.
• Cloud or Kubernetes certifications (AWS, GCP, CKAD, etc.).

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive global benefits program including base pay, bonus incentives, and employee equity.
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.
• Innovative, inclusive, agile, and flexible work environment.