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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Engineer, AWS Transactional Services - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $143,700.0 - $194,400.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Business Logic, Architectural Patterns, Code Review, Computer Programming, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Software Engineering, Reliability of Systems, Information Technology, Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27902528/Software-Development-Engineer-Aws-Transactional-Services-Washington-Seattle-7375 ## 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 - Experience programming with at least one software programming language 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 Join the team that is part of a foundational service for distributed storage used across AWS. Our systems serve as critical building blocks for services like S3, DynamoDB, EC2 Networking, and more. This role offers a unique opportunity to solve complex distributed systems challenges that impact services across AWS. We are looking for engineers who thrive on technical challenges and passionate about building highly available, durable systems with minimal dependencies. And collaborate with talented peers to design and implement robust solutions, make critical architectural decisions, and ensure operational excellence. If you are excited about distributed systems engineering, with the opportunity to build and operate systems with impact across AWS services, this role is for you. Key job responsibilities - You work with the team to design, build, and operate systems that are secure, available, and performant. - You solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and architectural patterns. - You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (and when it is not). Your solutions are pragmatic navigating constraints. - You create maintainable software without over-engineering. You make appropriate trade-offs, re-use where possible, and are judicious about introducing dependencies. - You focus on operational excellence, understanding how decisions impact operational costs, and take on projects that make software easier to maintain. A day in the life - Designing and driving technical decisions that balance competing priorities and constraints - Implementing changes at a high quality achieving stringent requirements for availability, security, and performance - Creating and implementing automation that improve system reliability and operational efficiency - Working closely with dependent teams to enhance system capabilities and resolve technical challenges - Driving investigations to root cause anomalies, and delivering robust solutions About the team We are a team that relishes solving hard problems across the entire software stack, from application logic down to hardware. Engineering rigor and excellence are central to everything we deliver. We constantly share knowledge and grow together through technical deep-dives and demos. We love a good debate, evaluating multiple perspectives and approaches to arrive at thoughtful decisions on critical questions. 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