Software Development Engineer AWS Region Services

We are hiring Software Development Engineers for several teams within AWS Region Services. Our teams work on the tooling that helps leaders with insights about AWS services and regions around the globe.

AWS Region Services teams have the opportunity to work on highly visible projects that directly impact hundreds of other teams at Amazon.

We need developers who move fast are capable of breaking down and solving complex problems and have a strong will to get things done. Developers at Amazon work on real world problems on a global scale own their systems end to end and influence the direction of our technology that impacts hundreds of millions customers around the world.

By working together on behalf of our customers we are building the future one innovative product service and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the challenge Come build the future with us.

About our Software Development Engineers:

Our engineers use AWS technologies to build cloudnative data solutions that process telemetry data from across all AWS allowing teams to efficiently operate their services across multiple regions. As part of our team youll be challenged to think outside the box and not only meet the needs of our customers today but also analyze data to predict and create what theyll need in the future. Youll have the opportunity to tackle big technical problems and push the boundaries on whats possible for cloud computing.

In this role you will:
Work closely with and lead software engineers to deliver features in support of service teams.
Collaborate closely with site reliability engineers frontend engineers technical program managers and other roles across AWS to build highly available services.
Work in support of all Amazonians building deploying and operating their services consistently across all AWS regions according to AWS operational excellence best practices.
Be challenged to Invent and Simplify to improve existing services for performance cost reliability recoverability and security.

When youre ready you will have oncall responsibilities typically for one week every two months. No one likes getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend so we work hard to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant and resilient. When we do get paged we work together to resolve the root cause of the issue so that we never get paged for the same issue twice.

This position requires that the selected candidate be a United States Citizen. The candidate selected must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance up to the TS/SCI with polygraph level.

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Key job responsibilities
Develop dynamic web applications and the APIs that power them
Design and code new APIs (Java) that support both web and programmatic callers
Create backend systems that scale by leveraging NoSQL and SQL databases (RDS & DynamoDB)
Deliver frontend website UIs (JavaScript TypeScript React) through creating and translating mockups into code
Support the Region Services organization mission through the creation of tooling for AWS region builds service expansion and feature tracking

Have questions about this role Start a chat with the recruiter today! Please reach out to Krystan Silva at for inquiries.

About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3 and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (IoT) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employeeled affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance
We value worklife harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.

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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby
1 years of noninternship professional software development experience

Associates degree or above
Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of Python scripting language
Experience on highly concurrent high throughput systems and knowledge of complex distributed systems
Experience tools for automation (building testing releasing or monitoring)
Active US Government security clearance of Top Secret or higher.

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.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $89200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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.