Senior CloudFront Software Engineer – Scale & Security

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,100 - 227,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA seeks an experienced Software Development Engineer to design, build, and maintain highly available CloudFront infrastructure. You will own technical direction, mentor teammates, and drive architecture decisions across globally scaled systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, design reviews, and collaboration with cross-functional partners to deliver secure, low-cost services that meet customer needs.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design and architect new systems from scratch or enhance existing infrastructure, owning the technical direction from conception through deployment.
• Mentor and guide team members in solving complex technical challenges with scalable solutions.
• Drive strategic initiatives to improve security posture and availability of CloudFront's infrastructure.
• Participate actively in both hands-on development and rigorous code reviews.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code with production-grade performance, security and reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across CloudFront to align infrastructure roadmap with business priorities.

Skills

Software development

Programming

System design/architecture

Mentoring/tech lead

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA seeks an experienced Software Development Engineer to design, build, and maintain highly available CloudFront infrastructure. You will own technical direction, mentor teammates, and drive architecture decisions across globally scaled systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, design reviews, and collaboration with cross-functional partners to deliver secure, low-cost services that meet customer needs.