Senior AI Systems Engineer & Tech Lead — Agentic Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and build large-scale distributed systems used in agentic AI workloads. You will mentor teams, drive architecture, and ensure reliable, scalable delivery across projects.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product, science, and customers to translate needs into robust technical solutions while maintaining exceptional customer experience and long-term system health.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one language.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex distributed systems with stringent latency and reliability requirements
• Architect scalable agent infrastructure including orchestration, state management, and tool integration
• Drive technical alignment across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders
• Collaborate with Product, Science, and customers to translate requirements into effective technical solutions
• Develop team members' technical capabilities through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and best practices
• Maintain strong focus on customer experience in all technical decisions

Skills

Software development

Programming languages

Tech leadership

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and build large-scale distributed systems used in agentic AI workloads. You will mentor teams, drive architecture, and ensure reliable, scalable delivery across projects.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product, science, and customers to translate needs into robust technical solutions while maintaining exceptional customer experience and long-term system health.