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Senior Cloud Application Developer

CAI

Trenton, NJ · HybridFull-time / Contract$102–107/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$102–107/hr
Location
Trenton, NJHybrid
Schedule
Full-time / Contract
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

CAI is seeking a Senior Cloud Application Developer to lead AWS-native application development for a key client in New Jersey. The full-time, hybrid contract role supports initiatives involving serverless applications, integration reliability, legacy modernization, security, CI/CD automation, scalability, resilience, and observability. The developer will work onsite in Trenton three days per week and collaborate with developers and stakeholders.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AWS LambdaStep FunctionsEventBridgeSQSAurora PostgreSQL Serverless V2Infrastructure as CodeCloudFormationCDKTerraformCI/CD PipelinesIdempotency PatternsRetry PatternsSystems IntegrationLegacy Business Rules ExtractionApplication ModernizationTechnical LeadershipArchitectureDesign ReviewsCode ReviewsMentoringStakeholder CollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunicationAWS Certified Solutions Architect ProfessionalPublic Sector ExperienceHR/HCM SystemsMuleSoftAPI-Led Integrations

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or Related Field8+ Years Software Development Experience4+ Years AWS Serverless Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Senior Cloud Application Developer

Req number:

R8804

Employment type:

Full time

Worksite flexibility:

Hybrid

Who we are

CAI is a global services firm with over 9,000 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1.3 billion+. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients, colleagues, and communities. As a privately held company, we have the freedom and focus to do what is right—whatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors, and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Application Developer to serve as technical lead for AWS-native services on key initiatives supporting our top client in New Jersey.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Cloud Application Developer to join our IT team. This position will be full-time, hybrid, and is a contract position.

Must be able to work onsite in Trenton, NJ, 3 days per week.

What You'll Do

  • Serve as the technical lead for AWS-native application development, establishing coding standards, conducting design/code reviews, mentoring developers, and ensuring alignment with DCF enterprise architecture

  • Design and build serverless applications using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, SQS, Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless v2, and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform)

  • Lead integration reliability, legacy system modernization, security best practices, CI/CD automation, and cloud application scalability, resilience, and observability initiatives

What You'll Need

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

  • 8+ years of software development experience, including 4+ years building AWS serverless applications in production

  • Expertise with AWS Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, SQS, Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless v2, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD pipelines

  • Experience implementing idempotency and retry patterns, integrating with systems of record, extracting legacy business rules, and leading application modernization efforts

  • Proven experience serving as a technical lead, including architecture, design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and stakeholder collaboration

  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Desired:

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, State of New Jersey/public sector experience, HR/HCM systems experience, and familiarity with MuleSoft/API-led integrations

Physical Demands

  • Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards

  • Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.

  • Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

Reasonable accommodation statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected] or (888) 824 – 8111.

EEO Statement

It is the policy of Computer Aid, Inc.(CAI) not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

$102-$107 per hour

The pay range for this position is listed above. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including location, experience, and education. Benefit packages include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as 401k retirement account access. Employees in this role may also be entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,989 open Software Developer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$102–107/hr
  • New Jersey median$60–68/hr24 hourly ranges
  • US median$30–64/hr451 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $104.50/hr, is 59% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($66/hr) — in the top quarter of Software Developer hourly ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 225 open Software Developer jobs in New Jersey and 6,989 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Software Developer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 5,719 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,084 of the 6,989 open Software Developer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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