Amazon Senior Software Development Engineer - Special Projects 

United States, New York, New York 

515703770

As an Senior Software Development, you'll be a key technical contributor who combines strong engineering expertise with excellent judgment and execution skills. You'll develop critical architecture components, influence technical direction, and help raise the bar for engineering excellence. We're looking for builders who are passionate about solving complex problems and delivering results that delight our customers.
Key job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
-Drive innovation and architectural improvements with a long-term view
-Translate business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions
-Set technical standards and mentor other engineers
A day in the life
Imagine collaborating with brilliant minds to architect software solutions that push technological boundaries. You'll dive into complex system design, craft elegant code, and transform ambitious ideas into reality. Your work will directly impact how enterprises approach energy technology, creating solutions that have never existed before.

- 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- 4+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- -Extensive use of AI dev tools across the SDLC from design through testing
- -Experience using vibe coding / agentic AI to support code development
- -Experience communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences including executives