As a Software Development Engineer III at Amazon, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of complex software solutions that impact millions of customers. You will work on foundational services for Amazon builders, ensuring reliability and security across all regions. This role involves mentoring engineers, driving best practices, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality software. You will tackle ambiguous problems and shape your team's architectural direction while maintaining a focus on performance and extensibility.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 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 full software development life cycle experience.
• 5+ years of full stack development experience.
• Experience with modern software development, web development frameworks, and APIs.
• 5+ years of distributed systems experience.

• Lead the design and implementation of software systems consisting of multiple features.
• Own your team's technical direction by evaluating trade-offs between short-term delivery needs and long-term architectural health.
• Drive engineering best practices across the team, including code quality standards and operational excellence.
• Mentor and develop engineers on your team and across the organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to work backwards from customer needs and deliver high-quality software.

• 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.