Senior Software Architect - Data Layer & Distributed Systems

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); 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 Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to own the data-layer architecture for the Structured Data Analytics program within Quick Sight.

You will drive cross-team technical strategy, raise engineering standards, and deliver high-impact systems where correctness directly affects customer trust. The role requires deep technical judgment and a track record delivering large-scale distributed systems, with 5+ years in senior engineering roles

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term architecture of the data layer.
• Drive cross-team technical strategy.
• Raise the engineering bar across the organization.
• Deliver high-impact systems where correctness directly determines customer trust.

Skills

Software development

Programming in multiple languages

Architecture leadership

Mentoring / tech lead

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Source control management

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to own the data-layer architecture for the Structured Data Analytics program within Quick Sight.

You will drive cross-team technical strategy, raise engineering standards, and deliver high-impact systems where correctness directly affects customer trust. The role requires deep technical judgment and a track record delivering large-scale distributed systems, with 5+ years in senior engineering roles