Software Dev Engineer, Alameda

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Vancouver; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC in Vancouver is seeking a Software Development Engineer to build foundational features for large-scale distributed systems. You will design robust APIs, contribute to code reviews, and own parts of the production lifecycle under senior guidance.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and ensure reliability and security in production while growing your skills in system design and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience on scalable systems.
• Experience programming with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex, scalable software systems and APIs
• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish best practices
• Make architectural trade‑offs balancing business needs and technical constraints
• Ensure system reliability, security, and scalability in production
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams on requirements and roadmap execution
• Troubleshoot performance issues and participate in on‑call rotations
• Anticipate bottlenecks and provide escalation management

Skills

Software development

Design/architecture

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Description

Alameda is the next generation control plane as a service operating more than 14 AWS Services. Just like EC2, EBS, and RDS modernized compute, storage and databases, Alameda provides a modernize AWS scaled and secured building blocks (API, Workflows, Telemetry...) that lets developers focus on writing core business value. Alameda removes the undifferentiated lift of writing services, while simultaneously providing secure by default, AWS scaled runtime services.

Description

Alameda is the next generation control plane as a service operating more than 14 AWS Services. Just like EC2, EBS, and RDS modernized compute, storage and databases, Alameda provides a modernize AWS scaled and secured building blocks (API, Workflows, Telemetry...) that lets developers focus on writing core business value. Alameda removes the undifferentiated lift of writing services, while simultaneously providing secure by default, AWS scaled runtime services.

As a Software Development Engineer, you will build foundational software features and components that power large-scale distributed systems operating at Amazon scale. Working under the guidance of principle and senior engineers, you will grow your technical skills in system design, coding best practices, and operational excellence. You will contribute to team success through code reviews, design discussions, and collaborative problem-solving while delivering high-quality solutions. You will gain hands‑on production ownership by debugging issues, supporting deployments, and participating in on‑call rotations to understand the end‑to‑end system lifecycle. Your work will solve real, meaningful challenges that protect customers and brands from supply chain defects globally.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and implement complex, scalable software systems and robust APIs
• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish best practices
• Make architectural trade‑offs balancing business needs and technical constraints
• Ensure system reliability, security, and scalability in production
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams on requirements and roadmap execution
• Troubleshoot performance issues and participate in on‑call rotations
• Anticipate bottlenecks and provide escalation management

Basic Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ 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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well‑being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, BC, Vancouver - 114,800.00 - 191,800.00 CAD annually

Company

Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC

Job ID: A10434545