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Software Development Engineer, Amazon Optics

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Herndon, VA, USA or Arlington, VA, USAMid Level
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Base Salary

$144k - $194k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design software solutions for new features and software improvements.
  • Solve complex problems with visible risks or roadblocks and develop simple, scalable designs.
  • Build, test, deploy, and operate services across AWS regions in a fully infrastructure-as-code environment.
  • Participate actively in code reviews and provide meaningful feedback to teammates.
  • Automate operational efficiencies for the team and customers.
  • Work with metrics and data to validate assumptions and guide decisions.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience.
  • At least 2 years of non-internship experience with system design or architecture, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
  • Experience with machine learning and large language model fundamentals, including model architecture, training and inference lifecycles, and execution optimization.
  • At least 1 year of experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed applications, tools, systems, or services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
  • Preferred: at least 3 years of full software development lifecycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
  • Preferred: bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance, mental health support, medical advice services, flexible spending accounts, and adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
  • 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
  • Sign-on payments and restricted stock units may be included in the Amazon package.
  • Flexible work hours and arrangements are part of the team culture.
  • Training, knowledge-sharing, and career-advancement resources.
  • Inclusive team culture with DEI events and learning experiences.

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About Amazon

10,000+ employees

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.

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