AWS Infrastructure Engineer presso Last Call Media

Description

Role Impact

At Last Call, we’re helping build a world where access to information is equitable and easy. Our engineers work across the stack to make public services more clear, accessible, and human.

You’ll have the freedom to learn, experiment, and shape how we build, while working with teammates who care deeply about both code quality and community impact.

Most of your work will be with AWS (e.g. CloudFront, Lambda, EC2, ECS, RDS), Terraform, New Relic, GitHub, Confluence, Jira, Dependabot.

Key Accountabilities

You’ll own and be measured on:

Delivering high-quality, maintainable code

• Own the quality, performance, and maintainability of your code contributions
• Deliver features, improvements, and bug fixes aligned with project goals
• Success indicator: Consistent delivery that meets acceptance criteria, low defect rate, strong code reviews

Collaborating effectively in cross-functional teams

• Translate client and user requirements into clear, actionable technical work
• Work closely with teammates and clients to plan, estimate, and refine solutions
• Communicate proactively to clarify goals and resolve challenges early
• Success indicator: Positive team and client feedback

Driving continuous improvement

• Contribute to engineering best practices, documentation, and process optimization
• Identify and implement improvements in code quality, performance, and workflow
• Success indicator: Improvements in team efficiency, code health, or developer experience

Supporting learning and mentorship

• Share expertise through pair programming, code reviews, and documentation
• Seek and offer feedback that helps everyone grow and improve
• Success indicator: Active participation in team knowledge-sharing and mentorship efforts

Requirements

Essential Competencies

Skills-Based

We assess engineering skills using a competency framework that tracks progression from foundational to advanced mastery across four areas:

Technical Skills

• Writes clean, testable, maintainable code with attention to security
• Implements solutions and debugs effectively across multiple technologies
• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform)
• Proficiency in a programming language (e.g. TypeScript, Python)
• Experience working with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and understanding of data-modeling principles

Code Review & Testing

• Reviews code for correctness, approach, and business alignment
• Provides context and testing steps when submitting code for review

Delivery & Scope of Work

• Picks up tasks and drives them to completion with appropriate level of support
• Prioritizes work, handles uncertainty, and communicates progress and blockers

Communication & Teamwork

• Collaborates effectively and shares knowledge with teammates and clients
• Seeks and provides feedback, contributes respectfully to technical discussions

How You’ll Embody Our Values

• Ask thoughtful questions and listen carefully to understand the problem before acting
• Communicate early and directly when something isn’t clear, working through ambiguity with others
• Take ownership, make informed decisions, and adapt quickly as you learn
• Stay constructive and collaborative when challenges arise, keeping focus on solutions and shared goals

Benefits

What We Offer

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $120,000-$145,000 matching your skills and experience
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible PTO
• Generous professional development and work from home funds

Growth & Impact

• Build and maintain infrastructure that ensures people can access public information and services
• Tackle modern engineering challenges that strengthen digital systems used by the public
• Help shape team practices and technical direction through thoughtful collaboration and feedback
• Continue developing your craft through experimentation, mentorship, and solving real-world problems
• This is a remote position for U.S.-based engineers who are eligible to work in the United States

About Last Call

Since 2005, we've partnered with impact-driven organizations to build digital experiences that matter. Our 50+ person global team thrives on open communication, self-accountability, and diverse perspectives.

How We Work: Fully remote, no traditional managers, collaborative culture where you bring your authentic self while delivering excellent work for clients who are changing the world.

Our Values: Start with trust • Seek understanding • Think big • Say what you think and do what you say • Move forward • Bring the energy • Pursue Excellence

Application Process

Ready to join us? We focus on your responses, not your resume format. AI tools may not be used at any stage in order to reflect the real-world conditions of our client projects, which prohibit AI-generated code or content.

1. Apply: Brief application + questionnaire (no cover letter needed)

• We prioritize your thoughtful answers over resume credentials to reduce bias
• Enter job ID 62 when prompted

2. Code exercise: Short, take-home coding task (if selected)

3. Team Interview: Conversation with our Engineering team (if selected)

4. Trial Project: Brief simulation of what it will be like to work together (if selected)

5. Final Interview: Review your trial project with our team (if selected)

Last Call Media is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute and succeed.