C# Software Engineer - Cloud Scale & On-Call Impact

Anonymous; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Town Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the AWS EC2/UC teams in South Africa. You will work on next‑generation service platforms, contribute to distributed systems, and learn from experienced engineers while building robust, scalable software.

You will experience a DevOps culture, participate in code reviews, and have opportunities to influence architecture across teams. Strong fundamentals and curiosity are key.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree or above in CS, CS Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems or related STEM fields.
• Expected graduation between Oct 2025 - Sep 2026 or recent graduate.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative cloud products and services.
• Design and develop scalable solutions using cloud‑native architectures and microservices.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
• Build resilient distributed systems that are scalable, fault‑tolerant, and cost‑effective.
• Leverage GenAI and AI‑powered tools to improve development productivity.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment with CI/CD and on‑call duties.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Go

TypeScript

Kotlin

Ruby

C#

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related STEM field

Graduation between Oct 2025 and Sept 2026 or recent graduate

Job description

Cape Town Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the AWS EC2/UC teams in South Africa. You will work on next‑generation service platforms, contribute to distributed systems, and learn from experienced engineers while building robust, scalable software.

You will experience a DevOps culture, participate in code reviews, and have opportunities to influence architecture across teams. Strong fundamentals and curiosity are key.