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Software Development Engineer

Amazon· Software Development
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Cupertino, CA, Santa Clara, CA, Arlington, VA, Seattle, WA, Raleigh, NC$165.2k - $223.6kfull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

AWS-based SDE role across multiple AWS teams and specializations, with responsibilities spanning design, development, and optimization of software across embedded, cloud, and distributed systems. Includes mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, and staying current with emerging technologies.

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 as they arise
  • Attend learning sessions to stay current with AWS technologies
  • Document your work and contribute to technical specifications
  • Engage with customers or internal stakeholders to understand their needs

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling)
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
  • 1+ 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
  • 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Skills

Required:Software design and architectureProgramming languagesObject Oriented Design

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee assistance programs and mental health support
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • RSU sign-on and stock-based compensation information
  • Comprehensive benefits information available on Amazon benefits page
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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