Software Development Engineer, Dedicated Cloud

About the Role

Software Development Engineers at Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) build mission-critical cloud services within secure, air-gapped environments for national security customers. This role involves solving complex distributed systems challenges and delivering reliable, scalable infrastructure. The work directly supports national interests through innovative cloud technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-disciplinary teams 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.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level.

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).