This role is for a senior engineer on the core platform engineering team at AWS, focusing on designing abstractions and automation to enhance service teams' efficiency. The team operates a vast number of deployment cells across AWS regions, supporting numerous applications. The position involves engaging in the full product cycle, from architecture design to solving customer problems based on feedback. The ideal candidate will help shape the next generation of managed service infrastructure.

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
• 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree

• Own end-to-end design and delivery of platform capabilities
• Build frameworks and abstractions that eliminate repetitive work for vendor teams
• Drive architecture decisions for infrastructure-as-code and orchestration
• Reduce operational toil through self-healing systems and improved observability
• Mentor SDEs and raise the bar through design reviews and technical standards
• Operate what you build, including on-call duties and root cause analysis

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.