Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Enterprise Engineering
We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer II with deep expertise in designing and supporting enterprise-scale software solutions. You will be responsible for the design, implementation and quality of services you deliver to Amazonians.
Who are you? You have a strong understanding of large scale computing solutions. You have experience working as a software development engineer in an enterprise environment, and have implemented software solutions across a variety of applications and systems. You enjoy writing code and creating maintainable services. You're passionate about customer success. You understand different people have different needs to be productive, and strive to develop scalable solutions. You demonstrate the ability to force multiply through the effective use of AI and modern development tools. You have a passion for learning, designing, and building software systems for a diverse set of customers.
You're an Amazonian.
The focus for this role is building, enhancing, and maintaining extensible services used across Amazon. These systems leverage modern technologies such as DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway, among others.
Software Development Engineers at Amazon is a unique role which organically emerged as the company evolved. SDE IIs are autonomous contributors who design and implement software solutions to solve complex business and customer problems.
Software Development Engineers own the full software development lifecycle, writing high-quality code and developing applications that scale. This role was created for builders who go beyond using basic tools to implement robust, scalable software systems that serve Amazon's growing needs.
Enterprise Engineering owns the key products, services, and tools Amazonians use to securely and reliably access corporate resources, communicate with one another, and collaborate with customers.
Enterprise Engineering builds services ranging from network access to customer‑facing software to meet the needs of our number one customer: Amazon. All Amazonians and variable staff rely on our products at all Amazon Corporate, Customer Service, Fulfillment, Retail, and affiliate sites across the globe.
Key job responsibilities
* Design and implement enterprise‑scale infrastructure solutions
* Build and maintain serverless systems using AWS services (DynamoDB, Lambda, Secrets Manager, API Gateway)
* Develop automation solutions across various applications and systems
* Participate in on‑call rotation for high‑severity events (including after‑hours, weekends, and holidays)
* Create self‑service oriented solutions for diverse internal customers
Basic Qualifications
* 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 modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object‑oriented design
* Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
* Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
* 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
* Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
* Experience with AWS services and cloud architecture
* Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
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Posted: October 17, 2025 (Updated 4 days ago)
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