Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Technology

SoftwareDevelopmentEngineerIII,AWSIdentity

$100–227k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Software Development Engineer III, AWS Identity at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: Software development, System architecture, Cloud identity. Lead design and delivery of software systems. Own team architecture”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex problems; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years professional software development, 5+ years programming experience, 4+ years leading design or architecture, Experience as a mentor, Experience as a tech lead, Experience leading an engineering team

Nice to Have

5+ years full software development life cycle experience, Bachelor's degree in computer science

What You'll Do.

Lead design and delivery of software systems

Own team architecture

Provide system-wide design guidance

Drive adoption of engineering best practices

Solve complex problems

Define technology strategy

Communicate technical designs in writing

Build consensus across teams

Balance speed of delivery

Balance long-term extensibility

Identify one-way-door decisions

Advocate for the right solution

Contribute to team growth

Ensure operational excellence

Implement right alarms

Implement retrospective processes

Resolve root causes of problems

Own delivering complex code changes

Own architectural changes

Lead design discussions

Communicate decisions effectively

Raise the bar through code reviews

Raise the bar through design guidance

Raise the bar through career development

Drive cross-team alignment

Resolve systemic issues

Unblock innovation across organization

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate across diverse teams; Collaborate across projects; Collaborate across environments; Build consensus across teams; Drive cross-team alignment

Communication Scope

Communicate technical designs; Communicate decisions effectively

Full Job Description

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables customers to secure their workloads in the cloud by providing authentication and authorization mechanisms. With the growth of AWS, the workloads and access patterns keep evolving, demanding the next order of magnitude scalability. We are looking for strong software engineers to build the next generation functionality in this area. Individuals interested in this position should have experience building high-performing, reliable systems in a complex, multi-tenancy, and distributed environment in a highly contingent environment. Key job responsibilities Our engineers collaborate across diverse teams, projects, and environments to have a firsthand impact on our global customer base. You'll bring a passion for innovation, data, search, analytics, and distributed systems. You'll also: - Lead the design and delivery of software systems spanning multiple features and the full software lifecycle — from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and long-term maintenance strategy. - Own team architecture, providing system-wide design guidance and driving adoption of engineering best practices across the team. - Solve complex problems with multiple risks and conflicting constraints, defining technology strategy where one does not yet exist. - Effectively communicate technical designs and decisions in writing, building consensus across teams with differing points of view. - Balance speed of delivery with long-term extensibility — identifying one-way-door decisions and advocating for the right solution for customers. - Coach and mentor multiple engineers, contributing to team growth through training, recruiting, and career guidance. - Ensure operational excellence with the right alarms, telemetry, runbooks, and retrospective processes. - Proactively resolve root causes of endemic problems, including areas where your team limits the innovation of other teams. A day in the life As you lead the design and delivery of complex

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