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Software Development Engineer II, AWS

Amazon· Software Development
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Hybrid (Santa Clara, CA), Hybrid (New York City, NY), Hybrid (New York, NY), Hybrid (Arlington, VA), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$143.7k - $223.6kFull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

AWS SDE II role recruiting across multiple AWS SDE positions and teams, including Twitch, AWS Elemental, and AWS CloudFront; primary focus on designing, building, and maintaining scalable software across diverse domains within AWS.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code
  • Implement complex software solutions that meet business requirements
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and bugs
  • Participate in architecture and design reviews to provide technical guidance
  • Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for process enhancement
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building a strong engineering culture
  • Start your morning with a team stand-up to align on priorities and address blockers
  • Collaborate with product managers to refine requirements for upcoming features
  • Write code and develop solutions for complex technical challenges
  • Review pull requests and provide constructive feedback
  • Participate in design discussions for new services or features
  • Debug and troubleshoot production issues
  • Attend learning sessions to stay current with AWS technologies
  • Document work and contribute to technical specifications
  • Engage with customers or internal stakeholders to understand needs

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 3+ years of building complex software systems experience
  • 2+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Skills

Required:Software DevelopmentProgramming Languages

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
  • EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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