Software Engineer I, AWS Region Expansion

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer I for the AWS Region Expansion team in Arlington, VA. You will design, develop, and deploy software supporting launches in new regions, collaborating across service teams, TPMs, and leadership.

You will own coding tasks from design to deployment, build APIs and automation tools, and contribute to reliability and scalability while learning AWS best practices at scale.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy software solutions that enable AWS service teams to launch in new regions efficiently and with high quality.
• Produce clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle — from requirements gathering and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support.
• Build and maintain APIs, services, and automation tools that simplify complex multi-team coordination workflows.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to operational excellence.
• Collaborate with senior engineers, product managers, and TPMs to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Write documentation for systems you build and maintain, including runbooks and design documents.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing systems — proposing and implementing enhancements to reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Learn and apply AWS services and best practices to solve real-world distributed systems problems at scale.

Skills

Programming language

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer I for the AWS Region Expansion team in Arlington, VA. You will design, develop, and deploy software supporting launches in new regions, collaborating across service teams, TPMs, and leadership.

You will own coding tasks from design to deployment, build APIs and automation tools, and contribute to reliability and scalability while learning AWS best practices at scale.