SDE II: Cloud & Distributed Systems Engineer

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 158,000 - 214,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is building a centralized pipeline of SDE talent for anticipated roles in 2026 across a broad range of domains, including Embedded Systems, AI/ML, Cloud Computing, and Security Engineering. This core team will leverage opportunities across teams like Twitch, AWS Elemental, and AWS CloudFront.

Eligible candidates will be considered for current and future SDE openings as roles become available.

Qualifications

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
3+ years of building complex software systems experience.
2+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

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.
Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for process enhancement.
Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building a strong engineering culture.