Senior Software Dev Engineer, Velocity

Amazon • Westboro, WI

23h • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead the design, architecture, and development of a scalable web application that will transform how teams interact with robots. You will own significant portions of the system, lead cross-functional initiatives, and set the technical direction for development. This role offers the opportunity to build a greenfield platform from the ground up and directly impact the productivity of thousands of internal users across Amazon.

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Experience with web services, APIs, REST, SOAP, microservices, SOA, architecture
• Experience in AWS services
• Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation
• Experience in Kubernetes, Docker or containers ecosystem
• Proven experience designing and building scalable web applications and APIs
• Strong background in AWS services

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical architecture for the frontend application
• Make critical decisions on technology stack, design patterns, and system architecture
• Lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable web application features
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and development workflows
• Drive technical roadmap discussions and influence product strategy
• Build high-performance, responsive React applications using modern patterns
• Design and implement robust backend services and RESTful APIs to support frontend functionality
• Architect scalable microservices and serverless solutions on AWS
• Ensure code quality through comprehensive testing strategies (unit, integration, e2e)
• Optimize application performance, bundle size, and load times
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with Amazon standards
• Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, conducting code reviews and providing technical guidance
• Lead technical discussions and design reviews with cross-functional stakeholders
• Collaborate with product managers and UX designers to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Drive operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and incident response
• Influence engineering culture and contribute to team growth
• Partner with other teams to ensure system integration and alignment
• Own production systems and ensure high availability and reliability
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex production issues
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and technical debt reduction

Benefits

• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)
• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior