The Software Development Engineer role focuses on building services that help customers secure their websites, APIs, and devices with digital certificates. The team is responsible for managing various certificate-related services within Amazon, including AWS Certificate Manager and AWS Private Certificate Authority. Engineers will work on distributed systems where security and availability are paramount. The position requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and a commitment to improving software development practices.

• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems.
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 3+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• 3+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and code reviews.
• Experience implementing a cloud-based technology solution or architecting/operating solutions built on AWS.
• Knowledge of web application development, penetration testing, cryptography, public key infrastructure, or network security.

• Design, build, and operate distributed services where security and availability can't be compromised.
• Clarify ambiguous requirements with customers and partner teams to deliver simple design solutions.
• Own features end to end, from design through testing, deployment, and operations.
• Participate in on-call duties to find the root cause of production issues and deliver permanent fixes.
• Improve team practices for building and operating software, including tooling and testing.
• Write clear design documents and system documentation, and provide design and code review feedback.

• 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.