Amazon
Software Development Engineer, Platform Engineering & Emerging Technology
$144K–$194K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
About the job
Build, deploy, operate, and support AWS services in air-gapped Amazon Dedicated Cloud regions for government customers.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot production software issues, develop monitoring, and maintain and configure software.
- Implement code fixes, enhance existing software, and work with development teams on AWS projects.
- Automate support processes and document systems; track and resolve technical challenges.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience with new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Programming experience in at least one software language; current, active US Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility or above.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Perl, Ruby, C/C++, JAVA, Python
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