Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Professional Services - Products and Solutions

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer (Snr SDE) in Australia to lead high-impact engineering initiatives. You will drive design decisions, mentor teams, and own key components from architecture to production.

You’ll collaborate with product, UX, and leadership to deliver robust, scalable services while adopting modern AI-assisted testing and automated reviews to raise quality and velocity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent.
• Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead.
• Experience in professional software development with Java, C++, or C# including OO design.
• Proficiency with GenAI assistance tools for development and testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, delivery, and implementation of complex, large-scale systems and features, providing technical guidance and advocating for engineering standards.
• Collaborate with cross functional roles to design solutions from customer needs.
• Architect and develop scalable services across end-to-end solutions, spanning multiple platforms.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Object-oriented design

SDLC expertise

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent

Tools

Java

C++

C#

GenAI tools

Job description

Description

Come change the way the world uses the Cloud! At AWS Professional Services Products and Solutions, we don't just support cloud transformations — we accelerate them. Our team builds the internal products and tools that empower AWS consultants to deliver faster, smarter, and more impactful customer outcomes. At the heart of our work is a knowledge base that brings quality, consistency, and efficiency to every customer engagement around the globe. If you're driven to build products that scale impact across thousands of customers and reshape how enterprises adopt the cloud, we want you on our team.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead the design, delivery, and implementation of complex, large-scale systems and features, providing technical guidance and advocating for Amazon's highest engineering standards.
• Collaborate with cross functional roles (e.g. Product and UX), working backwards from customer needs to design solutions that solve real problems.
• Architect and develop robust, scalable, and maintainable services across end-to-end solutions, often spanning multiple platforms (web, mobile, backend)
• Implement and drive best practices in modern software engineering — design, testing, version control, documentation, deployment, and operations — including the adoption of GenAI assistance tools, automated code reviews, and AI-assisted testing.
• Analyse and optimise system performance, scalability, and reliability using data-driven approaches and modern monitoring tools.
• Define technical strategies and contribute to the long-term roadmap, including integration of emerging AI technologies.
• Lead conversations with senior leadership.
• Actively participate in hiring, mentoring, and growing other engineers, and foster knowledge-sharing across the team and the broader organisation.
• Obtain and maintain AWS Certifications.

A day in the life

As a Senior Software Development Engineer (Snr SDE), you'll be a technical leader driving decisions that impact critical customer experiences. You'll tackle complex initiatives head-on—building high-quality, scalable systems for our global customer base while shaping our technical architecture and maintaining direct ownership of key components. Bridging strategic vision with tactical execution, you'll combine hands‑on development with system design, mentor team members, and champion engineering excellence to ensure we build maintainable solutions that scale with our business.

About The Team

Diverse Experiences

AWS 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.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & 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.

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.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development, or experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• Deep understanding of software engineering best practices for full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing and operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
• Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
• Knowledge of computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design, and problem solving
• Proficiency with GenAI assistance tools for development and testing

Acknowledgement Of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE Statement

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Company - Amazon Support Services Pty Ltd

Job ID: A10439805