Software Development Engineer II, Hosted Execution (HEX)

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to help migrate legacy HEX/Honeycomb hosting to AWS-native infrastructure and to develop CDK constructs that underpin Stores compute platforms.

You will design highly distributed systems, build automation to boost developer productivity, participate in on-call rotations, and collaborate with partners to minimize disruption while improving reliability and cost efficiency across Amazon services.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience for large-scale systems.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build highly distributed systems and customer-friendly tools that enable migration from HEX/Honeycomb to AWS-native solutions.
• Develop infrastructure CDK constructs that serve as the foundation for the Stores compute platform.
• Build automation to improve operations, maintenance, and developer productivity for HEX platform customers.
• Identify and implement solutions to detect and prevent outages, improving reliability and operational excellence.
• Provide operational support for HEX services, including troubleshooting complex distributed systems issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to gather requirements and drive migrations with minimal disruption.
• Contribute to team’s technical vision and architecture balancing immediate needs with long-term goals.
• Participate in on-call rotations and maintain health metrics for services.

Skills

Programming languages: C#, C++, Java, 

Object Oriented Design

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

CDK constructs

Job description

Description

Are you passionate about building the infrastructure that powers thousands of services across Amazon? The Hosted Execution (HEX) team is looking for a passionate, result-driven, and innovative Software Development Engineer II to deliver infrastructure solutions for all types of internal Amazon services. In this role, you will design and implement technical solutions that drive the strategic transition from legacy hosting products (HEX and Honeycomb) to AWS-native solutions, while developing innovative Cloud Development Kit (CDK) constructs that form the foundation of Amazon Stores' compute infrastructure. You'll work on dynamic, highly distributed systems in a customer-centric environment, building automation that improves developer productivity and operational excellence across the organization. This is a unique opportunity to influence compute infrastructure decisions that impact thousands of Amazon services, working closely with partners to develop sustainable solutions that emphasize operational excellence, safety, cost efficiency, and ease of use. If you're excited about contributing to the innovations that power Amazon's next generation of computing architecture and making broad impacts across all Amazon business lines — including Stores, Kindle, Alexa, Pharmacy, and Payments — we'd love to hear from you.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and build highly distributed systems and customer-friendly tools that enable the migration of services from legacy HEX/Honeycomb platforms to AWS-native solutions.
• Develop infrastructure CDK constructs that serve as the foundation for the Stores compute platform, ensuring they meet diverse organizational requirements while maintaining architectural integrity.
• Build automation to improve operations, maintenance, and developer productivity for HEX platform customers.
• Identify and implement solutions that detect and prevent outages, improving system reliability and operational excellence.
• Provide operational support for HEX services, including troubleshooting complex distributed systems issues and reducing compliance risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to gather requirements, design technical solutions, and drive customer migrations with minimal disruption.
• Contribute to the team's technical vision and architecture, balancing immediate migration needs with long-term strategic goals.
• Participate in on-call rotations and maintain operational health metrics for services owned by the team.

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
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ 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
• 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

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

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USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10544701