The Lead Engineer will be responsible for the technical vision and delivery of AWS's Tax Profile platform, which manages customer entity identity and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. This role involves transforming a critical billing infrastructure into a scalable, multi-tenant platform for complex enterprise customers. The engineer will lead architecture decisions and collaborate with various teams to ensure timely delivery of capabilities that support AWS's strategic customers. The position requires a focus on operational excellence and technical leadership.

• 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
• 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle, including coding standards and testing
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Own the system design and long-term technical vision for the Tax Profile platform.
• Design and deliver features for multi-tax-registration management and jurisdiction-specific document collection.
• Build scalable APIs and data models that decouple tax identity management from specific tenants.
• Partner with various teams to define interfaces and resolve dependency bottlenecks.
• Deliver capabilities that address complex billing requirements for enterprise customers.
• Establish technical standards for code quality, operational readiness, and testing strategy.
• Ensure high availability and low-latency operation of the Tax Profile system.
• Identify and systematically retire country-specific implementations in favor of generalized solutions.

• 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.