Senior SDE: Agentic AI & Scalable Distributed Systems

Amazon Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in the United States is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer for AWS Transform to design and implement complex distributed systems and scalable agent infrastructure.

You will mentor engineers, align across teams, and translate customer requirements into robust technical solutions. The role emphasizes leadership in design and architecture, collaboration with Product/Science, and a strong focus on customer experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of systems.
• Experience as a mentor or tech lead.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Non-internship software development

Programming in at least one language

Design/architecture leadership

Mentor / tech lead experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Inc. in the United States is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer for AWS Transform to design and implement complex distributed systems and scalable agent infrastructure.

You will mentor engineers, align across teams, and translate customer requirements into robust technical solutions. The role emphasizes leadership in design and architecture, collaboration with Product/Science, and a strong focus on customer experience.