Software Development Engineer, Amazon Optics

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,100 - 213,800; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a software engineer to design, develop, and optimize secure services that protect AWS physical locations and data centers worldwide. You will build end-to-end solutions deployed across regions in an IaC environment, owning features from scoping to deployment.

The role emphasizes architectural challenges, scalable designs, and automation to improve operations. You will participate in code reviews, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to documentation, ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development.
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure services that protect AWS physical locations, contributing to the full software development lifecycle from design through testing and deployment.
• Take ownership of operational excellence, identifying root causes and implementing permanent fixes while improving team operations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business value and deliver solutions balancing customer requirements with team objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to documentation explaining system construction, testing, and operation.
• Automate operational inefficiencies and build scalable solutions across AWS regions with high quality standards.

Skills

Software development

System design

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

Description

Join the Amazon Optics team and be at the forefront of building innovative services that secure the foundation of our business from security threats. Our team develops and manages critical services used by all Corporate and AWS data center employees to protect physical sites and preserve the trust that AWS users have placed in us. You'll work with passionate software engineers to build systems that are essential for keeping Corporate and AWS sites secure worldwide.

In this role, you'll design, develop, and optimize solutions where "can't be done" isn't considered an answer. You'll tackle complex architecture challenges with extensible, scalable solutions while always seeking ways to simplify. As a significant contributor throughout the software development lifecycle, you'll build services that are deployed to every AWS region using AWS services in a fully Infrastructure as Code (IaC) environment, where you'll own everything end-to-end.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and implement secure services that protect AWS physical locations, making meaningful contributions to the full software development lifecycle from scoping and design through testing, deployment, and maintenance.


• Take ownership of operational excellence, identifying root causes of issues and implementing permanent fixes while continually improving team operations.


• Work with stakeholders to understand business and customer value, ensuring you deliver solutions that balance customer requirements with team objectives.


• Actively participate in code reviews, providing meaningful feedback to teammates while contributing to documentation that explains how systems are constructed, tested, and operated.


• Automate operational inefficiencies for both the team and customers, building solutions that scale across all AWS regions while maintaining high quality standards.

A day in the life

Your day begins with a quick team standup to align priorities before diving into coding complex security features for the Optics platform. You'll collaborate with teammates to solve challenging architecture problems, review pull requests, and participate in design discussions for upcoming features. Throughout the day, you'll work in an IaC deployment environment where you'll design, develop, test, and deploy solutions. You'll have opportunities to automate operational inefficiencies and stretch yourself technically while helping secure AWS sites globally.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development


• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems


• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent


• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

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