AWS Training and Certification (T&C) is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer to join our engineering team. Our mission is to accelerate cloud adoption by helping millions of individuals and
organizations build and validate their AWS skills. The T&C platform powers digital training, classroom delivery, practice exams, and certification programs that serve learners across the globe - and you'll be at the center of building the technology that makes it all possible.
In this role, you will design, develop, and operate distributed systems and services that directly impact the learner experience. You'll own features end-to-end, working across the full stack to solve complex
technical problems at scale. Whether it's improving content delivery, building new learning workflows, or enhancing exam platforms, your work will be customer-facing and high-impact from day one.
We're looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity, takes ownership, and is passionate about building software that matters. You'll join a collaborative team of engineers who value operational excellence, high-
quality code, and continuous learning. If you're excited about working on systems that help people grow their careers and transform their organizations through cloud technology, we'd love to hear from you.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure services and features
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
- Own operational excellence for your team's services, including on-call responsibilities
- Participate in system design, code reviews, and architectural discussions
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks, performance issues, and technical debt
- Contribute to team processes, mentoring, and engineering best practices
- Work across the stack (front-end, back-end, infrastructure) as needed
A day in the life
We're looking for a Software Development Engineer to design, build, and operate services that support the AWS Training and Certification ecosystem. You'll work across the full stack, owning features end-to-end -
from requirements through deployment and operations. You'll collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and partner engineering teams to deliver solutions that delight learners worldwide.
About the team
The AWS Training and Certification (T&C) Engineering team builds and operates the platforms and services that power AWS's global training and certification programs. We help millions of learners develop cloud
skills through digital training, classroom courses, and certification exams. Our systems operate at scale and directly impact how customers learn and validate their AWS expertise.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
