As a Software Development Engineer for Amazon Simple Email Service (SES), you will contribute to the development and improvement of email services, focusing on building reliable and scalable solutions. You will collaborate with other engineers to solve complex technical challenges and ensure high availability of services for a global customer base. This role also involves translating strategic business needs into features and projects while fostering a culture of creativity and openness within the team. You will have the opportunity to mentor colleagues and participate in strategic planning.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• Experience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with full software development life cycle
• Experience designing, building, operating, and managing large-scale distributed systems
• Experience building and operating online services and fault-tolerant distributed systems

• Work on backend and customer-facing systems for email services
• Build reliable and scalable solutions to meet customer needs
• Collaborate with engineers to solve complex technical challenges
• Translate strategic business needs into features and projects
• Participate in strategic planning and contribute to the overall direction of the service
• Mentor and support colleagues while fostering a culture of knowledge sharing

• 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.