Autonomous SDE II — Scalable Cloud Services Lead

Amazon

Factoria (WA)

On-site

USD 144,000 - 194,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join the AWS Kumo Wolfpack team in Bellevue, WA, to own and deliver scalable services from concept to launch, collaborating with stakeholders and senior leaders.

You will drive architectural decisions, refactor legacy systems, review code, and mentor teammates while balancing feature delivery with reliability and operational excellence. The role emphasizes autonomy and impactful, customer-focused solutions.

Qualifications

5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
5+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
Bachelor’s degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.
Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver scalable software features across the full development lifecycle, including scoping, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance of services for internal and external customers.
Own and execute end-to-end projects independently, from working backwards from customer requirements through implementation and launch, while making effective priority tradeoffs between new feature development and operational work.
Engage with stakeholders and collaborate with senior leadership to define product vision, prototype innovative solutions, and ensure alignment with long-term architectural strategy.
Drive operational excellence by actively participating in code reviews, providing meaningful feedback to peers, and identifying root causes of operational issues to implement permanent fixes.
Refactor and deprecate legacy services to reduce technical debt, ensuring software remains maintainable, well-documented, and can be easily extended by team members.