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# Software Development Engineer II

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $205,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Distributed Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Prometheus, SQL Databases, Data Logging, Amazon Relational Database Service, Low Latency, Data Analytics, Functional Programming, Restful APIs, Terraform, Microservices
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2969441383-2

## About the Role

* Java
 * Python
 * Distributed systems design
 * AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.)
 * RESTful API design
 * Microservices architecture
 * CI/CD pipelines
 * Infrastructure as Code (Cloud
 * Formation/Terraform)
 * Monitoring and observability (Cloud
 * Watch, Prometheus, Grafana)
 * Relational and No
 * SQL databases

## Description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a Software Development Engineer II to design, build, and operate highly available connectivity services that link buildings, devices, and AWS cloud infrastructure. You will own services end-to-end, from architecture and coding to deployment, monitoring, and incident response. Partner with product, networking, and security teams to deliver robust APIs, improve latency and reliability, and automate operations. You will apply data-driven decisions, mentor peers, review code, and continuously improve engineering standards in a fast-paced, customer-obsessed culture., * Design, implement, and maintain scalable connectivity services on AWS.

 * Develop clean, testable, and efficient code in Java, Python, or similar languages.
 * Own services end-to-end, including deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
 * Collaborate with product, networking, and security teams to define and deliver features.
 * Improve reliability, latency, and security of building connectivity systems.
 * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation for deployments.
 * Implement observability, logging, and metrics to drive data-informed decisions.
 * Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and architectural discussions.
 * Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis.
 * Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices and engineering standards.


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