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# Software Development Engineer II, Identity and Registry, AWS IoT Core

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $143,700 - $194,400
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Code Review, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Software Design Documents, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Memory Management, Amazon DynamoDB, Identity and Access Management, Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Performance Tuning, Public Key Infrastructure, X.509, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Load Balancing, Parallel Computation, Information Technology, Low Latency, Deployment Automation, Api Design, Software Coding, Aws Iot, Software Version Control
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8cee10791cc512c0

## About the Role

* 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
 * 2+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
 * 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
 * Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
 * Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
 * Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles, * Experience debugging, profiling, and implementing best software engineering practices in large-scale systems
 * Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
 * Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings
 * Master's degree or above in Computer Science or other related discipline
 * Experience with IoT protocols and standards (MQTT, TLS/mTLS, X.509 certificates)
 * Familiarity with device identity management, provisioning workflows, or PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
 * Knowledge of security best practices including authentication, authorization, encryption at rest/in transit, and credential rotation
 * Experience designing and operating registry-style services (metadata stores, device/asset catalogs) at high throughput and low latency
 * Experience with DynamoDB or other NoSQL databases at scale, including data modeling and performance tuning
 * Familiarity with API design (REST, gRPC) and building public-facing service APIs with backward compatibility
 * Experience with operational excellence practices - monitoring, alarming, on-call, runbook authoring
 * Exposure to load balancing, traffic shaping, or deployment strategies
 * Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading technical projects end-to-end

## Description

* Design, develop, and maintain core services that power device identity and state management for AWS IoT Core, serving billions of devices worldwide
 * Build and operate highly available, low-latency distributed systems that handle device provisioning, authentication, metadata and state management
 * Own the full software development lifecycle - from requirements gathering and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production operations
 * Write high-quality, well-tested code and participate in code reviews to maintain a high engineering bar across the team
 * Contribute to system architecture by authoring and reviewing design documents, identifying trade-offs, and proposing solutions to complex technical problems
 * Improve operational excellence by building monitoring, alarming, and automation tooling; participate in on-call rotations and drive root cause analysis for operational events
 * Collaborate cross-functionally with other AWS IoT teams to deliver integrated customer experiences
 * Mentor and support fellow engineers through knowledge sharing, design discussions, and constructive code reviews
 * Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes, developer productivity, and system efficiency, including leveraging AI to automate workflows, enhance testing, and accelerate delivery