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# Software Development Engineer II, AWS SMGS- Galaxi

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $143,700.0 - $194,400.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Software Applications, Audit Trail, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Data Security, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Perl (Programming Language), Graph Database, Identity and Access Management, Data Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Object-Oriented Software Development, Pattern Recognition, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Multithreading, Data Classification, Multi-Agent Systems, State Machines, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Build Process, Front End Software Development, Api Gateway, Software Coding, Software Version Control
- **Published:** July 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10467411/software-development-engineer-ii-aws-smgs-galaxi

## About the Role

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

 - 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
 - 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
 - 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
 - Experience developing, deploying and managing AI products at scale

Preferred Qualifications

 - 3+ 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

## Description

The AWS SMGS-Galaxi team builds intelligent, AI-powered services that help thousands of internal users discover, secure, and govern information assets across AWS. Our platform serves as the central nervous system for data intelligence, connecting teams with the assets they need while ensuring security, compliance, and operational efficiency at enterprise scale., We are looking for a Software Development Engineer who wants to solve hard problems at the intersection of data security, access governance, and agentic automation. You will design and deliver scalable, production-grade services that give AI agents the ability to discover, access, and act on sensitive data while enforcing fine-grained security and compliance at every layer. You will work across the full stack: backend distributed systems, event-driven architectures, intelligent MCP interfaces, and frontend micro-applications. Your work will directly impact thousands of users who rely on our platform for critical business decisions daily. You will own services end-to-end, from architecture through deployment and operational excellence, in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment where security is not an afterthought but the core product., * Build secure, scalable distributed systems on AWS (Lambda, Neptune, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3, Step Functions) via CDK

 * Develop multi-agent AI systems using Bedrock Agents, MCP, knowledge graphs, vector embeddings, and RAG
 * Implement zero-trust access control - IAM role chaining, ABAC, tenant isolation, and least-privilege agent-to-service auth
 * Build MCP servers (TypeScript/Python) with authorization boundaries, audit logging, and data classification enforcement
 * Architect observability for AI agents - invocation auditing, access pattern analysis, and lineage tracking
 * Drive operational excellence through threat modeling, security scanning, monitoring, and incident response
 * Collaborate across teams on system design, code reviews, and technical strategy


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