SDE3 Technical Architect ISS Business

As Technical Leaders Senior Software Engineers at Amazon excel in tackling complex ambiguous problems with minimal guidance. They consistently deliver highimpact solutions while maintaining a longterm perspective on the teams software architecture. These engineers not only address current architectural deficiencies but also propose and lead largescale projects that may involve the entire team. Senior SDEs demonstrate a deep understanding of their systems business impact skillfully balancing shortterm technological needs with longterm business objectives. As key influencers in team strategy they foster meaningful discussions with customers and peers providing context for current technology choices and steering future decisions.

Taking ownership of team architecture Senior SDEs offer systemwide design guidance and drive engineering best practices across Operational Excellence Security and Quality domains. They address root causes of persistent issues often influencing software decisions beyond their immediate team. Their ability to build consensus and navigate conflicting viewpoints is crucial in charting the best path forward. These leaders actively contribute to recruiting efforts and share their expertise through coaching and mentoring within the organization. Amazon SDEs excel in adopting software engineering best practices including design testing version control documentation build deployment and operations.

Proficient in languages like Java and C they produce highquality maintainable and robust code. Their problemsolving approach involves understanding the broader context and implementing simple effective solutions without overengineering. Senior SDEs demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of data structures algorithms and design patterns applying them judiciously to solve business problems. Their deep knowledge of operating systems performance and scalability contributes to the creation of software that is both efficient and easy for others to contribute to. Senior SDEs deeply resonate with Amazons customercentric philosophy ensuring their technical innovations are intrinsically aligned with and driven by overarching business objectives.

Key job responsibilities
Ability to architect and design right solutions starting with broadly defined problems
Provide technical mentorship/leadership to other engineers
Drive best practices and engineering excellence
Development of code in object oriented languages like Java and C.

5 years of noninternship 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
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

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