Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Commerce Platform

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$151,300 - $261,500
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Commerce Platform

As a senior software engineer in AWS Commerce Platform, you will work on challenging distributed systems problems at massive scale. The role is within AWS Billing, part of AWS Commerce Platform, focusing on data services that centralize storage and management of key billing datasets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, test, deploy and operate highly available systems handling confidential billing data
  • Lead and contribute to architectural decisions and operational excellence
  • Work cross-functionally with AWS teams
  • Mentor other engineers and interns
  • Maintain high performance standards with single-digit millisecond latencies

The team owns one of Amazon's largest datastores, providing Git-like semantics for managing versioned datasets at scale. The system handles:

  • Millions of repositories
  • Billions of files
  • Petabytes of data
  • 1M+ transactions per second

The role offers:

  • Work on cutting-edge cloud technology
  • Opportunity to shape AWS's commerce infrastructure
  • Collaborative environment with sharp, motivated colleagues
  • Focus on work-life harmony
  • Career growth and mentorship opportunities
  • Inclusive team culture supporting diversity

The position requires strong distributed systems expertise and leadership skills to drive technical excellence while delivering customer-focused solutions in AWS's dynamic cloud environment.

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Responsibilities For Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Commerce Platform

  • Own design, development, test, deployment and operation of highly available systems
  • Contribute to team growth through hiring and mentoring
  • Ensure architecture sanity and operational excellence
  • Work cross-functionally with AWS teams
  • Maintain system performance and security
  • Mentor engineers and interns
  • Drive technical excellence in architecture and implementation

Requirements For Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Commerce Platform

Java
Python
  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred)
  • 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience (preferred)

Benefits For Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Commerce Platform

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Parental Leave
Education Budget
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401k
  • Parental Leave
  • Education Budget

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