Software Development Engineer, Commerce Platform ADC, Team Mercury

Application deadline: Oct 2 2026

AWS Commerce Platform team is hiring a cleared Software Development Engineer to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to use the latest cloud computing technologies to help U.S. Government agencies implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems.

In this role you will join a team of highly talented engineers that build software solutions for Amazons billing metering and optimization systems in air-gapped cloud environments as well as services and tooling to improve how we operate these services. This role enables you to deliver impact at scale and the work you do unlocks the latest in billing and cost management capabilities for all of our US ADC customers.

A successful Software Development Engineer is focused on building services that operate at the intersection of business problems and technology strategy. They balance constraints and consider the long-term implications of their design decisions.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer who is passionate about leading the architecture and development of application software that helps keep Amazon billing systems running efficiently and securely. On any given day we use Java Rust Python Lambda DynamoDB and CloudFormation as well as other public AWS services and a host of Amazon-internal tools.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that after start the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Key job responsibilities
In this role youll design develop and maintain the software systems that power Amazons billing metering and optimization systems in air-gapped cloud environments. Youll build scalable solutions and collaborate with senior engineers on system architecture while mentoring junior team members. Youll own features end-to-end: gathering requirements designing APIs and data models implementing robust solutions and driving operational excellence through monitoring alarming and on-call support. Youll work to improve data quality reduce manual interventions in automated pipelines and eliminate operational toil. Youll partner with cross-functional teams to integrate infrastructure data across planning design and deployment workflows. Above all youll care deeply about data integrity and system reliability building solutions that scale with AWSs rapid growth while maintaining the accuracy our customers depend on.

- Bachelors degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
- 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
- Current active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above

- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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 and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CO Denver - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually