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Come change the way the world uses the Cloud. At AWS Professional Services Products and Solutions, we don't just support cloud transformations-we accelerate them. Our team builds the internal products and tools that empower AWS consultants to deliver faster, smarter, and more impactful customer outcomes.

At the heart of our work is a knowledge base that brings quality, consistency, and efficiency to every customer engagement around the globe. If you're driven to build products that scale impact across thousands of customers and reshape how enterprises adopt the cloud, we want you on our team.
Key job responsibilities
* Lead the design, delivery, and implementation of complex, large-scale systems and features, providing technical guidance and advocating for Amazon's highest engineering standards
* Collaborate with cross functional roles (e.g. Product and UX), working backwards from customer needs to design solutions that solve real problems
* Architect and develop robust, scalable, and maintainable services across end-to-end solutions, often spanning multiple platforms (web, mobile, backend)
* Implement and drive best practices in modern software engineering-design, testing, version control, documentation, deployment, and operations-including the adoption of GenAI assistance tools, automated code reviews, and AI-assisted testing
* Analyze and optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability using data-driven approaches and modern monitoring tools.
* Define technical strategies and contribute to the long-term roadmap, including integration of emerging AI technologies
* Lead conversations with senior leadership.
* Actively participate in hiring, mentoring, and growing other engineers, and foster knowledge-sharing across the team and the broader organization
* Obtain and maintain AWS Certifications
A day in the life
As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you'll be a technical leader driving decisions that impact critical customer experiences

You'll tackle complex initiatives head-on-building high-quality, scalable systems for our global customer base while shaping our technical architecture and maintaining direct ownership of key components. Bridging strategic vision with tactical execution, you'll combine hands-on development with system design, mentor team members, and champion engineering excellence to ensure we build maintainable solutions that scale with our business.
About the team
ABOUT AWS:
Diverse Experiences
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.
Why 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.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony

Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique

Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship and Career Growth
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.