Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Config

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Config

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Are you passionate about leading a high-powered engineering team with a strong track record of delivery working on a growing service poised for the next level of growth? Are you excited about impactful technical projects that help our biggest enterprise customers manage hundreds of accounts with over a million resources across multiple regions?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the pioneer and recognized leader in the Cloud. Our web services provide a platform for IT infrastructure that is used by hundreds of thousands of developers and businesses around the world. These customers range from start-ups to leading web companies to Global 500 companies in financial services, healthcare, and technology.

AWS Config is a foundation service that continuously monitors and records AWS infrastructure, providing unparalleled visibility and control. AWS Config empowers the customers to audit their environment, assess compliance, and rapidly identify and resolve issues. This comprehensive configuration management solution enables customers to enforce governance, maintain security best practices, and confidently optimize their cloud-based systems.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the AWS Config team, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside an outstanding group of developers building one of the most robust and widely-adopted cloud resource management and compliance platforms in the industry. In this pivotal role, you'll contribute to the continued evolution and expansion of this mission-critical service, playing a crucial part in ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and integrity of our customers' cloud infrastructures.

The right candidate will possess proven software engineering skills, with experience creating and launching large distributed systems with the help of a team. You are expected to be versatile, able to thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment and eager to mentor junior engineers. You are comfortable managing competing priorities and are able to bring order to ambiguous scenarios. Maturity, impeccable judgment, and the ability to influence and lead are essential to success in this role. You are data-driven and analytical. You can clearly & effectively communicate (written as well as verbally) across organizations and up to senior leadership.

Key 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

Minimum Requirements

- 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
- 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.