SongShift is redefining how music is experienced globally. As we expand our platform and scale to meet growing demand, we’re seeking a Senior Server-Side Swift & AWS Cloud Engineer to join our small, high-impact team. You’ll architect and optimize our cloud-native systems, with a strong emphasis on Server-Side Swift running on AWS. This role is a core technical position where your expertise will directly shape the reliability, scalability, and future of our platform.
Requirements
Server-Side Swift Development
- Architect and maintain backend services and APIs using Server-Side Swift, with a focus on high performance and reliability.
- Write and optimize AWS Lambdas in Swift to power SongShift’s core workflows.
Core Skills
- Design, implement, and manage distributed, serverless architectures on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, Step Functions, API Gateway, SQS, CloudFront, Route53, etc.).
- Build and manage multi-region active-active deployments to ensure availability, low latency, and fault tolerance.
- Develop disaster recovery strategies, data redundancy solutions, and backup workflows to safeguard user data.
- Familiarity with web technologies (JavaScript, Node.js, ReactJS, HTML, CSS) for occasional cross-stack contributions.
- Comfortable with on-call/incident response responsibilities.
iOS Engineering (Very helpful)
- UIKit experience is highly valuable, especially for understanding how our iOS app consumes APIs and for contributing to shared Swift codebases.
- Ability to troubleshoot and collaborate with mobile engineers on client-server integration issues.
- Familiarity with SwiftUI, Combine, and modern iOS patterns is a plus.
Soft Skills
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in a remote-first team.
- Ability to take ownership of systems end-to-end, from design to operations.
- Able to switch seamlessly between different projects, technologies, and problem domains while maintaining focus and productivity.
Work Authorization
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary ($150,000-$250,000)
- Fully remote and flexible work environment
- Equipment budget