Software Development Engineer III, AFX Planning Tools
Amazon· Software Development
Hybrid (Dallas), Hybrid (Seattle), Hybrid (Boston), Hybrid (Herndon)$168.1k - $227.4kfull-timePosted yesterday
About the role
Senior software engineer at AWS aiming to lead multi-engineer projects, define architectural direction, mentor others, and drive scalable, secure solutions while adopting new technologies and AI tools.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of multi-engineer software projects, owning your team's architectural direction and ensuring solutions are scalable, performant, and secure.
- Define and drive engineering best practices across your team, including code quality standards, operational readiness, and development processes that improve productivity and reliability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners — including product managers, technical program managers, and engineers on related teams — to align on requirements, resolve technical trade-offs, and deliver integrated solutions.
- Mentor and coach engineers on your team and beyond, providing technical guidance on system design, coding practices, and career development to strengthen overall team capability.
- Evaluate and integrate new technologies, design patterns, and generative AI tools where appropriate to simplify systems, reduce complexity, and accelerate delivery.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Skills
Required:Software design and architectureMentorship and leadership
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance; 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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