Software Development Engineer, Dedicated Cloud

Job Title: Software Development Engineer, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC), Early Career - 2027

About the Role

• Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) is hiring Software Development Engineers to build mission-critical cloud services in secure, air-gapped environments supporting national security customers with distributed systems work.
• The ADC SDE organization designs, develops, and operates cloud services within secure, air-gapped environments.
• Engineers in this space solve complex distributed systems challenges while delivering reliable, scalable infrastructure to government and defense customers.
• This work directly supports the mission of protecting national interests through innovative cloud technology.
• The team builds and maintains tooling and automation that enables Region Reliability Operations to scale across US Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate effectively to design, build, and operate innovative products and services.
• Participate in technical discussions to drive solutions forward.
• Design and develop scalable solutions using cloud-native architectures and microservices in a large distributed computing environment.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
• Build and maintain resilient distributed systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-effective.
• Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity.
• Stay current with emerging technologies.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD principles.
• Participate in operational responsibilities including on-call duties.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript.
• Experience with data structure implementation, basic algorithm development, and/or object-oriented design principles.
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields OR completed a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in specified fields.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Qualifications

• Previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience.
• Experience with one or more of the following: AI tools for development productivity, cloud platforms (preferably AWS), database systems (SQL and NoSQL), contributing to open-source projects, debugging and troubleshooting complex systems, and version control systems.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly.
• Basic understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Security Requirements

• This position requires that the candidate selected must be a US Citizen.
• Must obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level.
• Upon start, the selected candidate will be sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.
• Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Locations

• Arlington, VA
• Jessup, MD
• Seattle, WA
• Herndon, VA
• Denver, CO
• Preferences are based on business availability and are not guaranteed.