Technology
AWS SAM Development — Serverless Application Model in Production
Serverless apps defined and shipped with AWS SAM — Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and everything you need to deploy from a single template.
What we build with AWS SAM
- SAM templates for Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, EventBridge, and SQS
- SAM CLI for local invoke, testing, and rapid iteration
- Pipeline-driven deploys via SAM Pipelines, CodePipeline, or GitHub Actions
- Lambda layers and shared code patterns across multiple functions
- Nested stacks for complex applications
- Migration paths from Serverless Framework, plain CloudFormation, or CDK
Why DiveScale
Built by engineers who ship AWS SAM in production
AWS SAM is the AWS-native way to define serverless apps. DiveScale uses SAM when teams want serverless deployment that does not invent its own abstractions — SAM is just CloudFormation with sensible defaults for Lambda, API Gateway, and event sources.
We pair SAM with CI/CD from day one — SAM Pipelines, CodePipeline, or GitHub Actions, depending on what your org already runs. Local invoke for fast iteration, deploy gates for safety.
Where teams have outgrown SAM (custom resources, complex multi-stack apps), we migrate cleanly to CDK without rewriting the application code. The choice between SAM and CDK is reversible.
AWS SAM use cases we deliver
How we deliver
Our AWS SAM delivery process
- 01
Template design
We design the SAM template structure — single stack vs. nested, resource boundaries, and parameter strategy.
- 02
Local dev loop
SAM CLI invoke, lambda-local, and proper test fixtures so the dev loop is fast.
- 03
CI/CD + safety
Pipeline-driven deploys with stage gates, canary rollouts where supported, and rollback on alarms.
- 04
Operate & evolve
Quarterly template review, dependency updates, and migration to CDK when SAM stops being the right tool.
Related technologies
AWS
AWS architecture, migration, and platform engineering — multi-account governance, well-architected workloads, Terraform IaC, and the operational discipline production demands.
Learn moreAWS Lambda
Lambda function design, optimization, and operations — cold-start mitigation, IAM scoping, observability, and the architectures where serverless wins.
Learn moreAWS CloudFormation
CloudFormation and CDK engineering — stack design, drift detection, StackSets across accounts, and the IaC discipline production AWS demands.
Learn moreGitHub Actions
GitHub Actions engineering — reusable workflows, OIDC-to-cloud, runner strategy, and the discipline that turns pipelines into a platform.
Learn moreAWS SAM — Frequently Asked Questions
SAM when you want AWS-native, small surface area, and great Lambda defaults. CDK when you need typed IaC and complex resource composition. Serverless Framework when an existing team already runs it — though new builds we steer to SAM or CDK.
