Cloud Software Engineer: Build Scalable Systems

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is building a central pipeline of Software Development Engineer (SDE) talent for anticipated roles in 2026 across vast domains including Embedded Systems, AI/ML, Cloud, and more. This role involves designing, coding, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on scalable systems.

You will mentor junior engineers, stay current with AWS technologies, and contribute to architecture reviews while delivering high-quality software solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience for systems.
• 3+ years building complex software systems.
• 2+ years designing and developing large-scale distributed software using C#, C++, Java or Perl.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Knowledge of ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorRT) and Python/C++ programming.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
• Implement complex software solutions that meet business requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and bugs.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews to provide technical guidance.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building a strong engineering culture.

Skills

Software development experience

System design/architecture

Distributed/multi-threaded systems

C#, C++, Java, Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

C++

Java

Perl

ML frameworks

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is building a central pipeline of Software Development Engineer (SDE) talent for anticipated roles in 2026 across vast domains including Embedded Systems, AI/ML, Cloud, and more. This role involves designing, coding, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on scalable systems.

You will mentor junior engineers, stay current with AWS technologies, and contribute to architecture reviews while delivering high-quality software solutions.