Software Dev Engineer II, Identity

Global technology company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital streaming services.
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cybersecurity

Description For Software Dev Engineer II, Identity

Identity Services at Amazon is a critical infrastructure team responsible for authenticating and identifying every Amazon customer worldwide. The team builds and maintains systems that are fundamental to Amazon's global business operations, ensuring they remain fast, scalable, and performant. This role offers an opportunity to work on core authentication and authorization services that support hundreds of millions of customers and integrate with numerous Amazon services.

As a Software Dev Engineer II, you'll be working with state-of-the-art technologies and open standards such as OpenID and OAuth, developing solutions for both web and mobile platforms. The position involves building secure and intuitive customer experiences while ensuring robust system performance at scale. You'll be part of a team that manages hundreds of millions of records and serves millions of service requests.

The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring both architectural vision and coding expertise. You'll be working in a fast-paced environment alongside talented engineers, contributing to mission-critical systems that must maintain exceptional reliability and performance. This position offers the unique opportunity to impact customer experience while supporting nearly every business unit at Amazon.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who can drive new initiatives, design high-performance systems, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team. The role requires excellent problem-solving abilities, strong communication skills, and a passion for building secure, scalable solutions that directly impact millions of customers worldwide.

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Responsibilities For Software Dev Engineer II, Identity

  • Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design
  • Responsible for portions of the systems architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance
  • Lead software developers in design, implementation and operations
  • Be very hands-on, participate in designs, reviews and develop code
  • Real-time operational support of the team's functional areas
  • Maintain current technical knowledge to advance thought leadership
  • Work with minimal technical supervision while responding to multiple priorities

Requirements For Software Dev Engineer II, Identity

Java
  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Benefits For Software Dev Engineer II, Identity

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Workplace accommodation available for disabilities

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