Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Technology

SoftwareDevEngineerII,AWSBuilderAcceleration

$143–194k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Software Dev Engineer II, AWS Builder Acceleration at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: Generative AI, AWS technologies, Software development, Builder experience. Identify high-impact problems. Prioritize problems impeding development”

What You'll Achieve.

Simplify software development; Accelerate innovations; Reduce toil; Increase building efficiency; Eliminate friction; Reduce KTLO burden; Address operational load; Shape strategic roadmap; Simplify builder experience; Reduce friction; Drive transformation

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Independent problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years software development experience, 2+ years system design/architecture experience, 1+ years software development engineer experience, 1+ years designing distributed software applications, 1+ years Object Oriented Design experience, Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent, Experience programming with one language, 3+ years programming modern language, 4+ years leading system design/architecture, Knowledge of professional software engineering practices

Nice to Have

3+ years full software development lifecycle experience, Bachelor's degree in computer science, Experience building AWS services, Experience with software development lifecycle, Experience developing AI products at scale

What You'll Do.

Identify high-impact problems

Prioritize problems impeding development

Decompose complex problems

Build designed solutions

Operate designed solutions

Deliver meaningful improvements weekly

Work toward long-term transformation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with builder teams; Partner with stakeholders

Full Job Description

Are you passionate about leveraging GenAI and advanced AWS technologies to simplify builder experience and accelerate innovations at AWS scale? We are building a new organization, AWS Builder Acceleration (AWSBA), focused on reducing toil and increasing building efficiency across AWS builders. Our mission is to accelerate AWS builder teams’ innovation by eliminating friction throughout the software development and operational lifecycle. Through AI based automated solutions and centralized service management, we address fundamental challenges including Keep The Light On (KTLO) service maintenance burden, launch readiness complexities, and recurring operational load. Through continuous collaboration with builder teams to identify emerging challenges, we shape our strategic roadmap to reinvent the development and operational ecosystem. We are seeking an SDE II to help AWSBA simplify and accelerate the software development experience for 20,000+ AWS engineers. You will shape AWS builder experience from the ground up with a singular mission: make software development, deployment and maintenance simpler across AWS. Success requires building services and tools that reduce friction, listening closely to what your internal customers tell you gets in the way of building, influencing the Amazon Software Builder Experience (ASBX) roadmap, and driving transformation for engineering teams. You will harness advanced technologies, including AI-powered tooling, agentic workflows, and innovative AWS solutions, to create next-generation software builder experience at AWS scale. This role requires ownership, autonomy, and an ability to deliver results. You should be a self-starter with a bias towards independent problem solving. Clear communication and prioritization will be important as you partner with stakeholders to plan, design, and deliver game changing builder experiences to accelerate innovation. Your passion for improving builder experiences, and proven experience managing com

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