Amazon.com Services LLC

Software Development, subsidiaries

SeniorSoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,SWAT

$100–227k Westboro, Wisconsin, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Software Development Engineer, SWAT at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Test automation, Software architecture, Robotic systems. Define technical roadmap for test automation. Identify strategic opportunities”

What You'll Achieve.

Reduce test overhead; Improve efficiency at scale; Ensure software systems deliver value; Ensure hardware interfaces deliver value; Ensure team delivers high-quality software; Ensure team delivers maintainable software; Ensure reliability at scale; Drive operational excellence

Industry & Context.

Software Development, subsidiaries
Problems you'll solve

Navigate ambiguous problem spaces; Translate business needs; Define technical approaches

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years software development experience, 5+ years programming experience, 5+ years system design experience, Mentor or tech lead experience, Bachelor's degree in computer science

Nice to Have

5+ years full SDLC experience, Knowledge of professional software engineering practices

What You'll Do.

Define technical roadmap for test automation

Identify strategic opportunities

Architect solutions to reduce test overhead

Improve efficiency at scale

Own design and architecture of platforms

Own design and architecture of APIs

Enable test engineers to create workflows

Enable test engineers to configure workflows

Enable test engineers to maintain workflows

Drive adoption across organization

Drive technical alignment across teams

Proactively identify dependencies

Resolve cross-team blockers

Ensure software systems deliver value

Ensure hardware interfaces deliver value

Raise engineering bar through design reviews

Raise engineering bar through technical standards

Mentor SDEs across team

Make key technical selections

Establish architectural patterns

Ensure team delivers high-quality software

Ensure team delivers maintainable software

Define engineering best practices

Influence architecture selections beyond team

Develop multi-year strategies for automation

Frame ambiguous problems

Define technical approaches

Drive execution on automation initiatives

Be technical leader for automated test infrastructure

Drive architectural decisions

Mentor engineers on design problems

Own technical vision for system evolution

Define metrics and monitoring strategies

Ensure reliability at scale

Drive operational excellence across services

Deliver high-impact software solutions

Influence direction of test automation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Hardware development; Regulatory & compliance; Program management; Test engineering stakeholders; Multiple teams; Cross-team blockers; Engineers and stakeholders

Process & Methodology

Technical roadmap, Cross-cutting projects

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