AWS Serverless

Specialized skill for building production-ready serverless applications on AWS. Covers Lambda functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS event-driven patterns, SAM/CDK deployment, and cold start optimization.

Principles

• Right-size memory and timeout (measure before optimizing)
• Minimize cold starts for latency-sensitive workloads
• Use SnapStart for Java 11+, Python 3.12+, .NET 8+ functions
• Prefer HTTP API over REST API for simple use cases
• Design for failure with DLQs and retries
• Keep deployment packages small
• Use environment variables for configuration
• Implement structured logging with correlation IDs

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