Software Development Engineer, Kiro

Location: Portland, OR | Type: Full-time | Posted: 8/8/2026

About the role

This role involves shaping the technical direction and architecture of Kiro Crew, an autonomous software development agent. You will work with a team focused on AI and emerging technologies, tackling unique challenges in software engineering. The position emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and immediate impact on developer workflows. You will engage with customers to translate their challenges into product capabilities while ensuring high standards for reliability and security.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical direction and architecture of Kiro Crew.
• Uncover real-world development challenges and translate them into product capabilities.
• Build and operate production systems using industry-leading CI/CD practices.
• Make architectural decisions that define how an autonomous agent learns and maintains context.
• Develop features that transform how software gets built.
• Engage with the open-source community and ensure scalable deployment.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• 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 using C#, C++, Java, or Perl
• 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
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits, including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans
• 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric)
• 401(k) with company match (up to 2%)
• Restricted Stock Units (equity)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Emergency savings program
• Product and partner discounts
• College-savings and home-purchase programs

Pay

$143,700 - $194,400 per year