Software Development Engineer II — Scalable Systems & Impact

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC invites applications for a Software Development Engineer II to design, build, and operate systems that scale for millions of customers. You will contribute across the full software lifecycle, from understanding customer needs to deployment and operation, writing high-quality code, and mentoring teammates.

You will collaborate with product and engineering partners to refine requirements and explore AI-assisted productivity improvements while maintaining a strong focus on

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 experience in an object-oriented language.
• Experience designing and developing large-scale distributed software applications.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in CS, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software solutions with scalability, maintainability, and performance in mind.
• Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional peers to deliver balanced solutions.
• Identify root causes of operational issues and drive permanent fixes.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to architectural documentation.

Skills

C++

Java

C#

Perl

Software design

Multi-threaded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC invites applications for a Software Development Engineer II to design, build, and operate systems that scale for millions of customers. You will contribute across the full software lifecycle, from understanding customer needs to deployment and operation, writing high-quality code, and mentoring teammates.

You will collaborate with product and engineering partners to refine requirements and explore AI-assisted productivity improvements while maintaining a strong focus on