We are looking for a Software Development Engineer who is passionate about leading the architecture and development of application software that helps keep Amazon data centers running efficiently and securely. On any given day, we use Python, Java, Go, Lambda, DynamoDB, and CloudFormation, as well as other public AWS services and a host of Amazon-internal tools.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you'll design, develop, and maintain the software systems that power AWS data center infrastructure planning and tracking. You'll build scalable solutions that ensure accurate representation of physical infrastructure—from power and cooling to network connectivity—enabling teams across AWS to make informed capacity decisions. You'll collaborate with senior engineers on system architecture while mentoring junior team members. You'll own features end-to-end: gathering requirements, designing APIs and data models, implementing robust solutions, and driving operational excellence through monitoring, alarming, and on-call support. You'll work to improve data quality, reduce manual interventions in automated pipelines, and eliminate operational toil. You'll partner with cross-functional teams to integrate infrastructure data across planning, design, and deployment workflows. Above all, you'll care deeply about data integrity and system reliability, building solutions that scale with AWS's rapid growth while maintaining the accuracy our customers depend on.
A day in the life
Your morning might start with standup, sharing progress on a new alarm evaluation or device management feature, then a code review where you give thoughtful feedback to an SDE I. You spend a focused block writing service or stream-processing code, or CDK to wire up a new pipeline, then debug a production issue that surfaced overnight, finding the root cause and writing a permanent fix. After lunch you join a design review, asking the questions that surface unstated assumptions. You wrap up walking through alarm or tooling feedback with a data center operations or controls team, turning what you hear into the next improvement.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CO, Denver - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
