# Native Speed, Modern Safety: Swift for Backend Development

An episode of [The AWS Developers Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1574162669), 29 Jan 2026, 49 min.

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Join us as we explore Swift beyond iOS with Sebastien Stormacq, AWS Developer Advocate and Swift specialist. Discover why Swift is becoming a compelling choice for server-side development, offering native compilation, memory safety without garbage collection, and modern concurrency features that deliver exceptional performance and cost efficiency. Seb shares how Apple processes billions of daily requests using Swift on AWS infrastructure, achieving 40% better performance and 30% lower costs when migrating services from Java. We dive into the technical advantages that make Swift competitive with traditional backend languages, explore the vibrant server-side ecosystem with frameworks like Vapor and Hummingbird, and discuss practical implementations including serverless architectures on AWS Lambda. Whether you're a Swift developer curious about server-side possibilities, a full-stack developer looking to unify your tech stack, or a backend engineer evaluating language options, this conversation offers practical insights into Swift's capabilities beyond the client. With Sebastien Stormacq, Principal Developer Advocate, AWS • Download the Swift Expert Power for Kiro The Visual Studio Code extension for Swift is now available on Open VSX Registry Interview with Chris Lattner: From Swift to Mojo and High-Performance AI Engineering Swift AWS Lambda Runtime Repository Swift on Lambda Tutorial Swift Bedrock Library Swift Bedrock Library Documentation Swift.org Getting Started with Swift

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