Software Engineer - Cloud Services

Position: Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Services

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer – Cloud Services to own and evolve the architecture of Agiloft’s cloud-native CLM platform and supporting infrastructure. This role has end-to-end accountability for the design, reliability, scalability, security, and long-term health of cloud services that underpin the Agiloft platform.

Operating at both the platform- and organizational level, you will partner closely with Engineering leadership, senior engineers, and product leaders to translate business- and product strategy into durable cloud architectures and executable technical plans. A key focus of this role is designing and enabling scalable, observable, and resilient cloud services on AWS, while accelerating delivery through modern Dev Ops- and AI-assisted engineering practices.

This is a hands‑on leadership role combining deep cloud and backend expertise with broad influence. Your work will directly shape Agiloft’s cloud architecture, operational posture, developer experience, and ability to scale reliably as the platform evolves.

Job Responsibilities

• Architecture Ownership & Stewardship — Own the architecture of one or more critical cloud service domains, with responsibility for design integrity, scalability, reliability, security, and technical debt management over time. Act as the architectural steward for AWS‑based services, ensuring systems remain scalable, resilient, cost‑efficient, secure, and maintainable as customer and platform demands grow. Define service boundaries, APIs, data contracts, and integration patterns that enable independent evolution of cloud services. Drive cloud‑native design principles, including stateless services, managed services adoption, and failure‑tolerant architectures.

• Strategic Technical Leadership — Lead the planning and execution of cloud architecture improvements that enhance scalability, availability, performance, and operational efficiency. Translate architectural vision into mid‑ and long‑term technical roadmaps, balancing near‑term delivery with long‑term cloud sustainability and cost optimization. Drive cross‑team alignment on design standards and architectural trade‑offs. Partner with Cloud Ops teams to define reliability targets, disaster recovery strategies, and operational readiness standards.

• Cloud native & AI‑Forward Engineering Enablement — Champion modern cloud‑native development practices, including infrastructure‑as‑code, automated testing, continuous delivery, and observability‑by‑default. Lead adoption of AI‑assisted software engineering for cloud service development, infrastructure definition, testing, troubleshooting, and refactoring. Design cloud services and infrastructure that are AI‑friendly by design, enabling safer automation, faster iteration, and improved operational insight. Collaborate with engineering leadership to establish best practices and guardrails for responsible, secure use of AI tools across the cloud SDLC.

• Engineering Excellence & Developer Experience — Set and uphold high standards for service reliability, security, observability, performance, and cost management. Drive improvements to developer experience for cloud services, including local development, CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and operational tooling. Ensure architectural decisions, service contracts, and operational runbooks are well‑documented, discoverable, and actionable. Promote a strong culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

• Mentorship & Organizational Impact — Mentor senior and mid‑level engineers, raising the bar for cloud architecture, distributed systems design, and operational thinking. Serve as a technical multiplier—unblocking teams, accelerating architectural decisions, and reducing long‑term operational complexity. Communicate complex cloud and systems concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. Stay ahead of industry trends in AWS services, cloud‑native architectures, AI‑enabled operations, and Dev Ops practices, driving pragmatic adoption where it delivers clear business value.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in computer…