Senior Software Engineer - Global Workforce Platform

Amazon; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Centre Ireland Limited seeks a senior software engineer to define the technical vision and architecture for services delivering pay, training, and career mobility to Amazon employees globally.

You will own end-to-end delivery from concept to deployment, mentor engineers, and influence cross-team architecture while addressing country-specific rules and operational reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
• Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
• Professional, non‑internship software development experience.
• Programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object‑oriented design.
• Development experience in the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision and architecture for services that provide Amazon employees with pay, training, and career mobility options at global scale.
• Architect highly available, scalable, serverless solutions handling diverse workflows and country‑specific rules/regulations.
• Lead system design decisions and trade-offs; navigate ambiguity where technical strategy is not yet defined.
• Own end-to-end delivery — from concept through design, development, deployment, and production operations.
• Influence cross-team architecture and resolve technical dependencies proactively.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and engineering best practices.
• Drive operational excellence for tier-one services — own runbooks, incident response, and reliability improvements.
• Break down complex, multi-year efforts into executable phases and deliver with limited guidance.
• Collaborate with PM-T, SDMs, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Innovate on behalf of the employee using modern technologies; challenge norms and introduce new patterns.
• Raise the engineering bar through hiring, technical assessments, and fostering a culture of ownership.

Skills

Mentor / Tech Lead

Architecture & Design

Software Development

Java, C++, or C#

Leadership

Serverless / cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Development Centre Ireland Limited seeks a senior software engineer to define the technical vision and architecture for services delivering pay, training, and career mobility to Amazon employees globally.

You will own end-to-end delivery from concept to deployment, mentor engineers, and influence cross-team architecture while addressing country-specific rules and operational reliability.