Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Identity

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Identity

Job ID: 2758847 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Identity team builds, operates, and innovates the identity, authentication, and authorization stack for the AWS cloud. Our mission is to push the technical boundaries to enable AWS customers to run their business workloads confidently and securely. We leverage customer obsession and technologies to help customers set appropriate access controls across all their AWS environments.

We are seeking a software developer engineer to be part of our team to build solutions on a global scale, own their systems end to end, and influence the direction of technology used by all AWS services around the world. In this role, you will drive mission-critical projects, work with senior and principal engineers, and help mentor more junior team members.

As an SDE on our team you will:

1. Create and collaborate in the design, implementation, and deployment of systems and services
2. Work and grow with talented teams delivering impactful projects
3. Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions while understanding system interdependencies and limitations
4. Share your knowledge of the most effective performance, scalability, architecture, and engineering patterns and methods

Key job responsibilities:

1. Design and develop state-of-the-art approaches to solving complex and ambiguous problems
2. Cultivate engineering and operational excellence through metrics and continuous learning
3. Provide thought leadership and establish technical vision for the team
4. Use software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all of the team deliverables

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

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit

Posted: September 30, 2024 (Updated about 1 hour ago)