Founder-led · technically screened
Anyone can list AWS on a CV; far fewer can design infrastructure that is secure, reliable and not quietly burning money. We screen AWS engineers for architecture judgement, not service name-dropping.
AWS underpins most modern cloud infrastructure — compute, storage, networking, managed databases and serverless. Strong AWS work means designing to the Well-Architected pillars: reliability, security, performance, cost and operational excellence, usually via infrastructure-as-code.
Every AWS developer is technically assessed by us, a former software developer, before you spend a minute interviewing.
Talk to us and we’ll recommend the right approach.
AWS developer pay tracks the software engineer ladder, so these are the reference bands we benchmark against, by seniority and city. See the full salary benchmarks for the detail.
| Seniority | London | Berlin | Amsterdam | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | £55k–£85k | €55k–€85k | €55k–€85k | $120k–$150k |
| Senior | £85k–£120k | €85k–€120k | €80k–€115k | $150k–$200k |
| Staff / Principal | £120k–£150k | €115k–€145k | €110k–€140k | $190k–$240k |
Reference bands, benchmarked to our software-engineer placement data · reviewed July 2026.
FAQ
Architecture judgement across the AWS Well-Architected pillars (reliability, security, performance, cost, operations), infrastructure-as-code, and real IAM/networking depth — assessed with a realistic design scenario, not a certification quiz.
They are a signal, not proof. We weight demonstrated architecture and operational experience far more heavily than certifications, which is why we screen with realistic scenarios.
They overlap. If the core need is cloud infrastructure design on AWS, an AWS/cloud engineer fits; if it is enabling teams to ship and run services, that is closer to DevOps or platform engineering. We scope it with you.
Tell us what you’re hiring for and we’ll come back with a plan, and usually a technically screened shortlist faster than you’d expect.