Senior Software Development Engineer, Builder Tools at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
Washington, VA 22747
About the Job
We are inventing and shipping the future of rapid development, for the thousands of world-class engineers at Amazon. We are looking for a seasoned software engineer join us, to help design, ship, and operate developer tools that make development fast and delightful.
Key job responsibilities
You will play a key role on a team as it designs, builds, ships, and operates new and existing developer tools products, by:
- Being a clear technical leader, working in partnership with your colleagues to deliver an architecture which will scale with the needs of the AWS business;
- Quickly and reliably delivering high-quality technical solutions that delight our customers;
- Demonstrating excellent taste in developer experience and tooling design through the SDLC;
- Partnering with your manager and leadership to influence business strategy and product roadmaps;
- Meeting with customers to learn and help them shape their own tooling story;
- Setting a high bar of technical and operational excellence, and empowering your colleagues to continuously meet and raise the bar.
As a senior engineer, you are a force multiplier to your teammates as much as you are a developer. This role will be a great fit if you have both passion and experience balancing coding, mentoring, and communicating. You relish setting a positive example for less-senior engineers on craftsmanship, commitment to achieving customer outcomes and operational excellence, communicating clearly and with respect; and being deeply curious and confidently humble.
A day in the life
Your customers are the tens of thousands of engineers across Amazon who are building AWS, Amazon.com, Twitch, Alexa, IMDB, and more. You'll be a hands-on lead engineer, building and launching new features and developer tools that make container and serverless development rapid and delightful Amazon-wide. You will partner with Builder Tools leadership and your customers, and guide and empower your colleagues to sustainably deliver high-quality customer outcomes.
About the team
Individual Development and Team Collaboration (ID&TC) is a polyglot engineering team in Builder Tools, with many products such as cloud-based dev environments, IDEs, dev tools, and high-availability services. We adapt to the biggest opportunities to make a positive impact on Amazon developers' ability to "get into flow": where they can code their ideas and see them working, without getting interrupted or mucking with their tools.
Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
10025
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Key job responsibilities
You will play a key role on a team as it designs, builds, ships, and operates new and existing developer tools products, by:
- Being a clear technical leader, working in partnership with your colleagues to deliver an architecture which will scale with the needs of the AWS business;
- Quickly and reliably delivering high-quality technical solutions that delight our customers;
- Demonstrating excellent taste in developer experience and tooling design through the SDLC;
- Partnering with your manager and leadership to influence business strategy and product roadmaps;
- Meeting with customers to learn and help them shape their own tooling story;
- Setting a high bar of technical and operational excellence, and empowering your colleagues to continuously meet and raise the bar.
As a senior engineer, you are a force multiplier to your teammates as much as you are a developer. This role will be a great fit if you have both passion and experience balancing coding, mentoring, and communicating. You relish setting a positive example for less-senior engineers on craftsmanship, commitment to achieving customer outcomes and operational excellence, communicating clearly and with respect; and being deeply curious and confidently humble.
A day in the life
Your customers are the tens of thousands of engineers across Amazon who are building AWS, Amazon.com, Twitch, Alexa, IMDB, and more. You'll be a hands-on lead engineer, building and launching new features and developer tools that make container and serverless development rapid and delightful Amazon-wide. You will partner with Builder Tools leadership and your customers, and guide and empower your colleagues to sustainably deliver high-quality customer outcomes.
About the team
Individual Development and Team Collaboration (ID&TC) is a polyglot engineering team in Builder Tools, with many products such as cloud-based dev environments, IDEs, dev tools, and high-availability services. We adapt to the biggest opportunities to make a positive impact on Amazon developers' ability to "get into flow": where they can code their ideas and see them working, without getting interrupted or mucking with their tools.
Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
10025
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of non-internship 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
