3 days ago
Base Salary
$168k - $227k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate complex components of the AWS IAM Control Plane ecosystem.
- Build and scale high-performing, reliable distributed systems handling millions of transactions per second.
- Develop preventative security controls and help address insider-threat risks.
- Lead design and architecture for new and existing systems, including reliability and scaling considerations.
- Lead high-severity incident response and support operational excellence.
- Mentor less experienced engineers and raise the bar on engineering quality.
- Partner with others, inform prioritization, build consensus, and deliver key business outcomes.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- At least 7 years of programming experience with one or more software programming languages.
- At least 5 years of experience leading the design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience as a mentor, technical lead, or engineering team lead.
- Preferred: at least 5 years covering the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Preferred: bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Preferred: at least 4 years of experience with highly scalable systems.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
- Basic Life and AD&D insurance, supplemental life plan options, an Employee Assistance Program, mental health support, and a medical advice line.
- Flexible Spending Accounts and adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
- 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units may be included in the Amazon package.
- Position is based in Seattle, Washington, with an annually stated base salary range of $168,100.00–$227,400.00.
About Amazon
Amazon builds and operates a global e-commerce marketplace, logistics network, and consumer devices, and provides cloud computing via AWS for businesses and developers. The company earns revenue from online retail, third‑party seller services, subscriptions like Prime, advertising, and AWS usage. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, it is publicly traded on NASDAQ (AMZN) and serves customers in dozens of countries.