Senior AWS Config SDE III Architect Scalable Compliance

Amazon; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Arlington, VA is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE III) to own architecture and technical direction of AWS Config's core compliance platform. You will lead design of distributed systems that scale across regions and accounts, while mentoring engineers and driving multi-team collaboration.

The role requires 5+ years of professional software development, leadership experience, and strong coding fundamentals.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of high-scale, highly available distributed services that power the AWS Config Compliance Reporting platforms.
• Own team-level architecture decisions — define system boundaries, interfaces, and scaling strategies in complex problem spaces with visible risks, roadblocks, and constraints.
• Decompose large efforts into parallel workstreams, enabling the team to deliver cohesively at speed.
• Drive technical direction across the team and influence adjacent teams when projects cross boundaries.
• Improve platform scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency proactively — identifying problems before they become incidents.
• Mentor and raise the bar for L4 and L5 engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Participate in on-call rotation, drive root cause analysis, and build lasting operational improvements.
• Represent the team's technical perspective in roadmap discussions and contribute to multi-quarter planning.

Skills

Software development experience

Technical leadership

Architecture design

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon in Arlington, VA is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE III) to own architecture and technical direction of AWS Config's core compliance platform. You will lead design of distributed systems that scale across regions and accounts, while mentoring engineers and driving multi-team collaboration.

The role requires 5+ years of professional software development, leadership experience, and strong coding fundamentals.