Software Development Engineer, Kiro (AWS)

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking engineers to shape the transformation of Kiro, an autonomous developer tool that tackles development tasks, maintains context, and learns from its work.

You will ship features that improve how developers work, collaborate daily on code reviews and mentorship, and have opportunities to lead from day one by owning projects and defining technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical direction and architecture of Kiro, working directly with customers to translate real-world development challenges into product capabilities.

Job description

Job ID: 10454129 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

The future of software development is autonomous. AWS is building Kiro - a frontier developer tool that independently tackles development tasks, maintains context across interactions, and continuously learns from its work. This isn't just another AI tool; it's a fundamental shift in how software gets built and maintained.

We're looking for engineers who want to shape this transformation. You'll work alongside exceptional talent solving novel problems at the intersection of AI and software engineering. The challenges are unique: building systems that operate autonomously, feel fast and natural to use, integrate cleanly with the tools and workflows developers already rely on, and meet AWS's exacting standards for scale, reliability, and security.

Your impact will be immediate and visible. You'll ship features that directly improve how developers work. Daily collaboration includes code reviews, mentorship in both directions, and rapid skill development. From day one, you'll have opportunities to lead - whether that's owning projects, defining technical direction, or shaping how the team operates.

Live in the terminal? If you've built command-line or terminal-based tools and care deeply about user-experience, shell, responsiveness, and cross-platform behavior, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

This is your chance to build the agent that builds the future.

Key job responsibilities

You'll shape the technical direction and architecture of Kiro. Working directly with customers, you'll uncover real-world development challenges and translate them into product capabilities - staying true to Amazon's customer-obsessed approach. You'll build and operate production systems using industry-leading CI/CD practices, ensuring Kiro maintains the reliability and performance our customers depend on.