Software Development Engineer III, Programming Foundations

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle seeks a senior software engineer for the ASBX effort to advance Rust adoption and build foundational toolchains used across Amazon.

You will design developer tools, lead architecture for shared components, mentor engineers, and contribute to open-source projects, helping scale the builder experience for thousands of Amazon software developers. The role involves cross-team collaboration, hands-on coding, and opportunities to influence language

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years programming with at least one programming language.
• 5+ years leading design/architecture of systems (patterns, reliability, scaling).
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Design and build developer tools, compilers, libraries, and frameworks that Amazon engineers rely on daily, with a focus on advancing Rust adoption across the company.
• Lead the architectural direction for shared software components, balancing short-term delivery with long-term extensibility, performance, and security.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across Amazon to identify pain points, define technical strategies, and deliver solutions that improve the builder experience at scale.
• Contribute to upstream open-source projects, shaping the direction of the Rust ecosystem and ensuring Amazon's toolchain stays current with industry innovations.
• Mentor engineers on your team and across the organization, raising the quality bar through code reviews, design guidance, and coaching.

Skills

Software development

Leadership

Mentorship

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Description

Amazon Software Builder Experience (ASBX), started in 2022, is working to make Amazon the best place to build software. Every day, hundreds of thousands of Amazon software builders rely on us for the tools they build with, and for the technology, training, and community behind them. One of our most important responsibilities is shaping the language ecosystem, both inside Amazon and across the open-source community, to improve the experience for every software builder.

Description

Amazon Software Builder Experience (ASBX), started in 2022, is working to make Amazon the best place to build software. Every day, hundreds of thousands of Amazon software builders rely on us for the tools they build with, and for the technology, training, and community behind them. One of our most important responsibilities is shaping the language ecosystem, both inside Amazon and across the open-source community, to improve the experience for every software builder.
This is a rare opportunity to combine deep systems-programming expertise with company-wide impact. You will evolve foundational toolchains and libraries used by nearly every service at Amazon, contribute directly to open-source projects, and guide the migration of critical workloads to Rust. If you enjoy solving complex problems in broadly distributed software stacks and want your work to make every builder at Amazon more productive, we would love to talk to you.
Key job responsibilities

• Design and build developer tools, compilers, libraries, and frameworks that Amazon engineers rely on daily, with a focus on advancing Rust adoption across the company.
• Lead the architectural direction for shared software components, balancing short-term delivery needs with long-term extensibility, performance, and security.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across Amazon to identify pain points, define technical strategies, and deliver solutions that improve the builder experience at scale.
• Contribute to upstream open-source projects, shaping the direction of the Rust ecosystem and ensuring Amazon's toolchain stays current with industry innovations.
• Mentor engineers on your team and across the organization, raising the quality bar through code reviews, design guidance, and coaching.

A day in the life
You might start your morning reviewing a pull request for a new Rust library integration, then pair with a teammate to debug a tricky compiler issue affecting a partner team's build pipeline. After a design review with engineers from another organization, you spend focused afternoon time writing code for a toolchain improvement that will roll out to thousands of builders. Regular syncs with product and partner teams keep you connected to what engineers actually need, while dedicated blocks of solo coding time let you tackle the hardest technical problems.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ 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, MA, Boston - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Job ID: A10585234