Freelance AWS Engineer

Software Engineer II (Backend / AWS) | Contract | Amsterdam, Netherlands

🚀 Join a large-scale cloud transformation programme that is redefining how millions of customer interactions are managed across voice, chat, email, and digital support channels.

We're looking for experienced Software Engineers with strong AWS and backend engineering expertise to help deliver a modern, cloud-native customer service platform built on Amazon Connect and AWS technologies. This is an opportunity to work on a highly visible programme involving large-scale distributed systems, complex integrations, and enterprise-grade software engineering.

Contract Details

• 12-month Independent Contractor contract
• €105 per hour + VAT on top
• 40 hours per week
• Hybrid working
• 2 days per week onsite in Amsterdam
• Immediate start preferred

The Opportunity

You'll join an established engineering team working on a multi-year transformation programme that is consolidating multiple customer communication platforms into a single AWS-based ecosystem. The programme is already live in production and continues to expand across additional channels, languages, integrations, and business areas.

As a Software Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, building, and operating scalable cloud services while contributing to architectural decisions, system reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and develop backend applications and services
• Build scalable cloud-native solutions on AWS
• Develop event-driven and distributed systems
• Own services end-to-end, including monitoring and production support
• Participate in system design and architectural discussions
• Resolve production issues and improve system reliability
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams
• Drive code quality, automation, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Skills

✅ Strong AWS experience (essential)

✅ Java development experience

✅ AWS Lambda

✅ Amazon S3

✅ Event-driven architectures

✅ Distributed systems

✅ Cloud-native application development

✅ API and integration experience

✅ Strong software engineering and system design capability.

Nice to Have

• Amazon Connect experience
• Contact centre platform experience
• Customer service technology experience
• Large-scale enterprise transformation programme experience

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience building and operating production systems
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Experience working within agile engineering teams
• Ability to contribute to technical discussions and design decisions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• A proactive approach to ownership and delivery

If you're an experienced AWS Software Engineer looking to work on a high-impact cloud transformation programme using modern technologies, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact us for more information.