Software Development Engineer, CloudTrail

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 143,700 - 194,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is building one of the world 0s largest audit logging systems. This full‑stack, experienced development role leans toward back‑end work in CloudTrail. You will help define architecture, implement components, and ensure highly available, secure services across AWS.

The role involves on‑call duties and collaboration on scalable, event‑driven systems. You will work with a team that values inclusive culture and rigorous engineering practices, contributing to planning, testing, and operations

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience for new/existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one language.

Responsibilities

• Define system architecture and own components end-to-end.
• Build highly available, secure, scalable, distributed, event‑driven systems.
• Contribute to planning, design, implementation, testing and process improvements.
• Participate in on‑call rotation approximately every two months.

Skills

Software development experience

Design/architecture experience

Programming language

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

The CloudTrail team builds and manages one of the largest audit logging systems in the world, providing our users visibility into user activity and resources changes in AWS. Our data is a vital part of how AWS customers demonstrate compliance with internal policies or regulatory standards, create event‑based workflows and alarming, perform security analysis, and troubleshoot operational issues.

Every single AWS customer has CloudTrail enabled by default, which means we work with nearly every other AWS service and build scalable systems that process massive amounts of data. We have many interesting problems to solve. Customers want us to be broader, deeper, faster, and smarter.

This is a full‑stack, experienced development position, leaning towards back‑end work.

Key job responsibilities

• Help define the system architecture, own and implement specific components, and help shape the overall experience
• Build highly available, secure, scalable, distributed and event‑driven systems.
• Contribute to planning, architecture design, implementation, testing, and process improvement.
• This position involves on‑call responsibilities, typically for one week every two months.

A day in the life

• Be part of something really big, as you are working on a key pillar of AWS’s extensive service portfolio.
• Learn from the best, as you are working on challenging engineering tasks in a team of very experienced experts that are close to support you.
• Be part of a great team, as we invest a lot to create an inclusive environment that allows you to perform at your best, while maintaining a fun atmosphere.

Basic 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
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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.

USA, VA, Arlington - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually