Senior Cloud Software Engineer — AWS Emerging Planning

Amazon Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join the Emerging Planning Solutions team.

You will own the full software development lifecycle, from understanding customer needs through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations in a collaborative environment with measurable impact. You will design, implement, and maintain features, contribute to code reviews, mentor peers, and explore AI-enabled approaches to improve product quality and customer

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience on large systems.
• 1+ years designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered software.
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain software features across major components of your team's systems, contributing to the full development lifecycle including scoping, coding, testing, deployment, and operational support.
• Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code while actively participating in code reviews to provide meaningful feedback and mentor fellow engineers on best practices.
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions that balance customer needs with system scalability and performance.
• Evaluate and integrate generative AI tools where appropriate to augment productivity and solution quality, while applying responsible practices to refine outputs.
• Identify and resolve root causes of operational issues, proactively improve team processes, and contribute to the long-term reliability and maintainability of your team's software.

Skills

C++/Java/C#

OO design

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join the Emerging Planning Solutions team.

You will own the full software development lifecycle, from understanding customer needs through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations in a collaborative environment with measurable impact. You will design, implement, and maintain features, contribute to code reviews, mentor peers, and explore AI-enabled approaches to improve product quality and customer