Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS CX - Cloudscape

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Cloudscape team in Seattle seeks a Software Development Engineer III to guide design, development, and delivery of scalable systems. You will own architectural direction, mentor engineers, and drive technical decisions that improve performance, security, and reliability.

You'll collaborate across teams, review designs, and influence roadmaps while applying AI tools to optimize workflows. This role emphasizes leadership, hands-on coding, and shaping the Next generation of AWS UX

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of multi-feature software systems across full development lifecycle.
• Own architectural direction, balancing scalability, maintainability, performance and security.
• Collaborate with engineers across teams to ensure cohesive system integration.
• Mentor engineers, review code, and raise engineering standards.

Skills

5+ years professional software

5+ years programming

5+ years leading architecture

Mentor/tech lead

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Job description

Are you passionate about building software systems that operate at massive scale? Do you thrive when tackling complex technical challenges where the path forward isn't always clear? As a Software Development Engineer III at AWS Cloudscape team, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of software systems that directly impact builders community at AWS. You will own your team's architectural direction, balance competing constraints, and drive technical decisions that shape the future of the products you build. This role goes beyond writing code — you will mentor engineers, influence technical strategy across teams, and ensure the software your team delivers is well-designed, performant, and secure. If you are a collaborative, curious, and self-motivated engineer who is ready to make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of multi-feature software systems across the full development lifecycle, from defining technical strategy through deployment and operational excellence.
• Own your team's architectural direction by evaluating tradeoffs in scalability, maintainability, performance, and security, and guide future technology choices that align with broader organizational goals.
• Collaborate with engineers across related teams to ensure cohesive system integration, driving alignment through inclusive technical discussions and written design artifacts.
• Mentor and coach multiple engineers on your team and beyond, raising the engineering bar through exemplary coding practices, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Apply generative artificial intelligence tools and techniques where appropriate to improve development workflows, and champion responsible, well-tested approaches to new technology adoption.
• Influence product roadmap

A day in the life

Engage the AWS builders community and stakeholders in the various Cloudscape organization to simplify the intent based UX experience development for AWS Management Console builders. Review critical CRs and mentor others on the team. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to do design review and review the design/architecture produced by engineers on the same team. Review operational metrics and alarms to ensure your team's services are healthy. You will play a key role in shaping the direction of the own team and partner teams. If you are excited about solving hard problems alongside talented engineers who care about quality, this is the right place for you.

About the team

Our team is focused on building reliable, scalable software that serves AWS Management Console builders community. Our team builds Cloudscape - the AWS Design System and Cora builder experience for AWS UX builders community.We value technical rigor, thoughtful collaboration, and a commitment to continuous improvement. We believe great software comes from inclusive teams where every voice is heard and where engineers are empowered to take ownership of meaningful problems. We are investing in new capabilities and modernizing our systems, and you will play a key role in shaping that direction. If you are excited about solving hard problems alongside talented engineers who care about quality, this is the right place for you. We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture.

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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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.

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