Software Development Engineer , AWS, Training and Certifications

Software Development Engineer, AWS, Training and Certifications

Job ID: 2789264 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Do you want to share your passion for technology? Are you looking for your next challenge? Join us in building learning systems that will reach millions of AWS Customers, Partners, and Users and help them learn how to maximize tools, services, and offerings in Amazon Web Services (AWS). We are constantly evolving our core capabilities to deliver the best learning experience to enable our customers in their journey to gain technical expertise.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute in building infrastructure services in Training and Certifications, and many more using cutting-edge technologies. Your role as a Software Development Engineer will involve diving deep into complex technical problems as you help bring our learning tools to the next level of customer delight. You'll join a creative and passionate team of developers, designers, and product managers building new features, enhancing existing functionality, and scaling our systems to meet our ever-growing customer demands. You will also create new services and capabilities to meet emerging needs as our business grows and have plenty of opportunity to grow your full stack development and architecture skills along the way.

Key job responsibilities:

1. Design, develop, and maintain large scale web and API applications on AWS focusing on performance, scalability, and stability.
2. Integrate our systems with core Amazon services for e-commerce, identity, security, etc.
3. Contribute to ideating new services to support products and initiatives across our AWS Learning Services space.
4. Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their requirements, and identify opportunities to improve business processes through software automation.
5. Collaborate on our technology roadmap, turning visions into reality.
6. Participate in Agile development.

A day in the life:
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

About the team:
We are part of the AWS Training & Certification (T&C) organization. T&C’s mission is to educate learners on AWS services and best practices. Shared Services provides centralized services and functional capabilities for T&C. T&C offers learning platforms such as SkillBuilder. Our tools and services enable customers to offer, manage, and sell training to individuals and businesses.

Diverse Experiences:
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ 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 committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit

Compensation:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Posted: September 17, 2024 (Updated about 3 hours ago)