Senior Software Engineer II - Scale & Impact

Amazon Inc.; Redmond (WA); On-site; AUD 212,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in Redmond, WA is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to design, build, and operate scalable systems that impact millions of customers.

You will own features end-to-end—from requirements through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing operations. You will collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to deliver robust solutions, mentor teammates, and apply best practices in code quality, performance, and reliability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software solutions across the full development lifecycle, including scoping, architecture, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional peers to understand business requirements and translate them into reliable, scalable systems that deliver measurable customer impact.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing systems through refactoring, performance optimization, and operational improvements, while balancing short-term priorities with long-term technical goals.
• Mentor and coach fellow engineers through code reviews and technical discussions, raising the bar on code quality and engineering practices across the team.
• Evaluate and integrate generative AI tools and modern technologies where appropriate to improve productivity, solution quality, and team efficiency.

Skills

Software development

Design/architecture

OO design

C/C++/Java

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Amazon Inc. in Redmond, WA is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to design, build, and operate scalable systems that impact millions of customers.

You will own features end-to-end—from requirements through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing operations. You will collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to deliver robust solutions, mentor teammates, and apply best practices in code quality, performance, and reliability.