Software Development Engineer — Cloud, AI & Systems

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 165,200 - 223,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Job summary

AWS is building a central pipeline of Software Development Engineer (SDE) talent for anticipated roles in 2026, including embedded systems, game development, AI/ML, cloud computing, and more. This position supports hiring across AWS SDE positions, including teams such as Twitch, AWS Elemental, and AWS CloudFront.

As an AWS SDE, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable software, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to architecture reviews and performance improvements

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• 3+ years of building complex software systems experience.
• 2+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
• Implement complex software solutions that meet business requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and bugs.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews to provide technical guidance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for process enhancement.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building a strong engineering culture.

Skills

C#

C++

Java

Perl

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

AWS is building a central pipeline of Software Development Engineer (SDE) talent for anticipated roles in 2026, including embedded systems, game development, AI/ML, cloud computing, and more. This position supports hiring across AWS SDE positions, including teams such as Twitch, AWS Elemental, and AWS CloudFront.

As an AWS SDE, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable software, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to architecture reviews and performance improvements