Software Development Engineer, AWS Catalog

About the role

Seeking a talented Software Development Engineer II to join our innovative team and drive technical excellence. You'll design, develop, and scale robust software solutions, leveraging your expertise in system architecture and programming to solve complex challenges. Ideal candidates will bring strong technical skills, creativity, and a passion for building high-performance software systems.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable systems
• Develop robust software solutions in a collaborative team environment
• Drive technical excellence and deliver significant technical impact

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
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Technical Skills

• AWS Services: S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, CloudFormation, EventBridge, Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, IAM, KMS, RAM
• Backend development: Java, serverless architecture, API design
• Security: IAM policies, encryption (client-side and server-side), attribute-based access control (ABAC)
• Data systems: Data catalogs, metadata management, asset ingestion workflows
• Distributed systems: Event-driven architecture, asynchronous workflows, workflow orchestration

Soft Skills

• Cross-functional collaboration
• System design and documentation
• Problem-solving in complex distributed environments

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Why AWS

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying. We value work-life harmony — achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.