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Candidate A
Software Engineer
Self Reported
2024
Experience
5 years React / Frontend Development
No portfolio links
Previous Roles
X-Corp
Tech Solutions Inc.
Education
B.S. Computer Science — State University
• UNVERIFIED CLAIM
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ConnectDevs Intelligence Dossier
SAM TECH SCORE
98/100
CODE QUALITY
A+
TECHNICAL INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
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const solveHardProblem = (data) => {
return data.reduce((acc, val) => {
// Verified optimal O(n) solution
return { ...acc, [val.id]: val.performance };
}, {});
};DECISION-READY DATA
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7 Years
89%
Match Score
FinTech Global
Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. Computer Science
2012 - 2016
Alex Mercer
Senior Mobile Engineer
2021 – Present
7 Years
89%
Match Score
FinTech Global
Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. Computer Science
2012 - 2016
Sarah Chen
Senior Mobile Engineer
2021 – Present
7 Years
89%
Match Score
FinTech Global
Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. Computer Science
2012 - 2016
David Rodriguez
Senior Mobile Engineer
2021 – Present
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Role: Junior AWS Lambda Developer
0-2 Years
Entry-level profile with a strong foundation in serverless framework basics, simple execution handlers, and CloudWatch log analysis.
REQUIREMENTS
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical training.
Ability to write simple, stateless Lambda handlers in Python or Node.js.
Experience querying AWS CloudWatch to trace execution errors.
Junior Developer Hourly Rate
Average Yearly Salary ~$120k /yr
Market
Signal
AWS Compute
Consistent demand for developers capable of extending existing AWS cloud infrastructure.
Role: Mid AWS Lambda Developer
3-5 Years
Mid-level profile with proven expertise in VPC network integration, dead-letter queue configuration, and memory allocation tuning.
REQUIREMENTS
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical training.
Proven experience configuring Lambdas to execute securely within a private VPC.
Ability to handle asynchronous invocation failures via Dead Letter Queues.
Mid Developer Hourly Rate
Average Yearly Salary ~$150k /yr
Market
Signal
AWS Compute
Consistent demand for developers capable of extending existing AWS cloud infrastructure.
Role: Senior AWS Lambda Developer
6+ Years
Senior profile with deep mastery of provisioned concurrency lifecycle management, connection pooling via RDS Proxy, and custom runtime deployment.
REQUIREMENTS
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical training.
Deep expertise implementing RDS Proxy to prevent relational database connection exhaustion.
Architectural ability to fine-tune cold start latency using provisioned concurrency.
Senior Developer Hourly Rate
Average Yearly Salary ~$180k /yr
Market
Signal
AWS Compute
Consistent demand for developers capable of extending existing AWS cloud infrastructure.
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STATUS: READY
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Candidates Found
1,204
Validated Skills
AWS Lambda, Node, Go
Top Matches
03
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The Problem
When you browse a talent marketplace, you are guessing. You see a resume that claims '5 Years AWS Lambda,' but you don't know:
Will their Lambda functions exhaust your database's max_connections limit under concurrent load?
Do they initialize connections outside the handler to reuse the execution environment, or force reinitialization on every invocation?
Are they blindly increasing memory allocation instead of optimizing the deployment package size?
The Solution
ConnectDevs removes the guesswork. We don't just send profiles; we send Structured Intelligence. Every candidate is interviewed by SAM against the specific AWS Lambda challenges you care about. You don't guess if they are good. You know.
Unverified Claim
AWS Lambda Developer
5 Years Experience
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CODE CHALLENGE
Solve a problem using algorithms
SAM INTERVIEW
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TECH SCORE
98/100 Algorithm Score
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Active Open Source Contributor
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Number of developers
3 Devs
1
10
Role seniority
Base Salary: $120,000
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Teams hiring AWS Lambda specialists typically need connection management, API routing, NoSQL storage, and deployment automation across the AWS ecosystem.
Everything you need to know about sourcing, assessing, and hiring top AWS Lambda Developers through our platform.
Writing a simple Lambda function is easy; scaling it is difficult. SAM conducts deep technical interviews evaluating a candidate's grasp of RDS Proxy connection pooling, provisioned concurrency lifecycle management, and custom runtime deployment. This structured evaluation ensures they can build resilient, production-grade applications.
Senior AWS Lambda engineers capable of managing complex enterprise architectures typically command between $100 and $125 per hour. Utilizing ConnectDevs allows teams to directly engage these fully evaluated professionals without incurring the hefty percentage-based markups charged by staffing agencies.
Manual sourcing often yields candidates with only superficial AWS console experience. Scout scans 800M+ public profiles, identifying specific markers related to Serverless Application Model (SAM) frameworks and VPC integrations, yielding higher-signal shortlists in days.
Lambda scales horizontally by spinning up isolated execution environments. Without a pooling strategy, thousands of concurrent Lambdas will simultaneously open direct TCP connections to a relational database, crashing it instantly. Expert developers implement Amazon RDS Proxy to securely multiplex these connections.
Novice developers often initialize database connections or heavy SDK clients inside the main Lambda handler function, forcing initialization on every invocation. Assessed professionals define these variables globally outside the handler, allowing subsequent invocations within the same warm container to reuse the existing connection.
Provisioned concurrency allocates and initializes execution environments in advance, completely eliminating cold starts for a specified number of concurrent executions. Expert developers strategically configure this feature for latency-sensitive, synchronous API endpoints, balancing predictable performance against the baseline cost of reserved instances.