Amazon · 16 hours ago
Sr. SDE, AWS Builder Acceleration
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$168K/yr - $227K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer (Sr. SDE) for their AWS Builder Acceleration team, which focuses on simplifying the builder experience and accelerating innovations using advanced AWS technologies. The role involves defining technical strategies, solving complex problems, and driving improvements in software development processes for over 20,000 AWS engineers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Define and drive long term technical strategy for your team in AWSBA org
Identify and prioritize high-impact problems that impede AWS software development
Decompose complex builder problems into simple, straightforward and scalable solutions
Develop a team roadmap that delivers meaningful improvements weekly while working toward long-term transformation
Establish team culture and coach other SDEs to set new standards for the ideal software builder experience
Partner closely with ASBX while focusing on AWS specific challenges
Qualification
Required
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
Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, highly available, low latency, high quality systems
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Preferred
Deep hands-on experience building software at AWS
Experience with software tooling and services supporting development lifecycle at scale
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work with senior leaders across organizations to develop and champion long-term technical strategy
Experience building large-scale AI solutions
Benefits
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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
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10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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VP & CTO
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