Senior Development Engineer

Charterhouse; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Region Services seeks an experienced Senior Development Engineer to support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, IoT, Platform, and Productivity Apps services. The role requires working with teams across AWS and may require Australian Government Security Vetting clearance.

You will lead design efforts, mentor engineers, and contribute to scalable, reusable software that automates AWS network infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 7+ 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.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead software efforts, by assisting in designing new systems and collaborating with other teams to refine requirements.
• Mentor other Engineers.
• Design and build reusable, maintainable, and performant software consistent with Amazon standard technologies.
• Develop best in class software systems for automating Amazon’s network.
• Provide technical direction to the team and identify areas of focus.
• Deliver simple, sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes.
• Deal with ambiguity, make data-driven decisions and juggle cross-organization complexity.
• Create and review documentation and process regarding recurring issues, new standard operating procedures and product documentation.
• Participating in 24/7 on-call rotation to troubleshoot high severity issues.

Skills

Senior software dev

Programming experience

Technical leadership

Mentorship

SDLC experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent

Job description

AWS Region Services Senior Development Engineer

AWS Region Services AWS Intelligence Initiative provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’ services and features apart in the industry. As a member of Region Services, you will support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Our Region Services team redefines the way AWS designs, builds, and operates AWS regions to enable new AWS Cloud Infrastructure and Services offerings to customers across every industry and of every size, including start-ups, enterprises, and public sector organizations. We are actively seeking experienced Software Development Engineers with a strong background in system design.

Must hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see job responsibilities

• Lead software efforts, by assisting in designing new systems and collaborating with other teams to refine requirements
• Mentor other Engineers
• Design and build reusable, maintainable, and performant software consistent with Amazon standard technologies
• Develop best in class software systems for automating Amazon’s network
• Provide technical direction to the team and identify areas of focus
• Deliver simple, sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes
• Deal with ambiguity, make data-driven decisions and juggle cross-organization complexity
• Create and review documentation and process regarding recurring issues, new standard operating procedures and product documentation.
• Participating in 24/7 on-call rotation to troubleshoot high severity issues

About the team
Region Services provides the highest caliber Operational Solutions and Cleared Support for services within our Regions. We provide ‘hands on keyboard’ support to our service teams by deploying changes into these isolated regions, monitoring the results, and reporting any issues that are observed.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

• 7+ 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

5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment.

Role closes on Sunday, 1 November 2026. Role Reference Number: JR5079