Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Regions & Automation

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon, a global cloud leader, is seeking experienced Software Development Engineers to join Region Services in Australia. You will help design, build, and operate AWS services across Compute, Database, Storage, IoT, and productivity apps, with a focus on secure cloud offerings and scalable architectures.

You will mentor engineers, drive technical direction, and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to resolve high-severity issues. Australian govt clearance is required or attainable.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
• 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

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

Software development

Programming experience

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Job description

Amazon, a global cloud leader, is seeking experienced Software Development Engineers to join Region Services in Australia. You will help design, build, and operate AWS services across Compute, Database, Storage, IoT, and productivity apps, with a focus on secure cloud offerings and scalable architectures.

You will mentor engineers, drive technical direction, and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to resolve high-severity issues. Australian govt clearance is required or attainable.