Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Kiro

Amazon • Portland, OR

13d

About The Position

The future of software development is autonomous. AWS is building Kiro
Autonomous Agent —a frontier agent that independently tackles development tasks,
maintains context across interactions, and continuously learns from its work.
This isn't just another AI tool; it's a fundamental shift in how software gets
built and maintained.

We're looking for engineers who want to shape this transformation. You'll work
alongside exceptional talent solving novel problems at the intersection of AI
and software engineering. The challenges are unique: building systems that
operate autonomously, retain context across complex workflows, and improve
through experience—all while meeting AWS's exacting standards for scale,
reliability, and security.

Your impact will be immediate and visible. You'll ship features that directly
improve how developers work. Daily collaboration includes code reviews,
mentorship in both directions, and rapid skill development. From day one, you'll
have opportunities to lead—whether that's owning projects, defining technical
direction, or shaping how the team operates.

This is your chance to build the agent that builds the future.

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

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• You'll shape the technical direction and architecture of Kiro Autonomous Agent service.
• Working directly with customers, you'll uncover real-world development challenges and translate them into product capabilities—staying true to Amazon's customer-obsessed approach.
• You'll build and operate production systems using industry-leading CI/CD practices, ensuring Kiro Autonomous Agent maintains the reliability and performance our customers depend on.
• Your responsibilities span the full lifecycle: from architectural decisions that define how an autonomous agent learns and maintains context, to hands-on development of features that transform how software gets built.
• You'll balance innovation with operational excellence, making technical choices that enable Kiro to work independently while meeting AWS's standards for scale and security.
• Your responsibilities span the full lifecycle: from compiler technologies to agent training and steering to scalable deployment.
• You'll balance innovation with operational excellence, making technical choices that enable Kiro agents to work smoothly for a wide class of developers while meeting AWS's standards for scale and security.

Benefits

• Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

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