Software Development Engineer II, AWS AI & Strategic Partner Engineering

This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP).

Specialists own the end-to-end go-to-market strategy for their respective

technology domains, providing the business and technical expertise to help our

customers succeed. Partner teams own the strategy, recruiting, development, and

growth of our key technology and consulting partners. Together they provide our

customers with the expertise and scale needed to build innovative solutions for

their most complex challenges.

If you're passionate about designing, developing, and delivering diverse

solutions for AWS customers and partners that truly make a difference in their

business, learning and mastering challenging engineering domains, and shaping

the future of AI-driven cloud services, then we have an exciting opportunity for

you. This role demands a self-starter mindset, rapid experimentation, and

expertise in partner ecosystems — ideal for engineers who love learning,

challenging norms, and building prototypes that ship.

A wave of innovation is revolutionizing partner ecosystems through AI-driven

automation, secure multi-cloud architectures, and elastic scalability —

reshaping how global enterprises deploy and use mission-critical cloud

solutions. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to build new

capabilities and solutions, to help customers and partners, run their workloads

(like SAP) on AWS. The AI & Strategic Partner Engineering team architects and

builds deep integrations with partners and customers leveraging these partner

solutions on AWS platforms, creating seamless interoperability that accelerates

time-to-market for joint customer successes. Our team is expanding to deliver

wide-ranging innovations across multiple and complex engineering domains (like

security, AI/ML, distributed systems, emerging AWS services, etc.), while

pioneering Agentic AI and LLM integrations that enable rapid prototyping and

deployment through collaborative AI agent workflows.

Key job responsibilities

As a software development engineer in the AI & Strategic Partner Engineering

team, you’ll be a self-starter in fast-paced, high-velocity environments to

build new capabilities for partner-driven solutions, including strategic

collaborations with industry leaders like SAP, working alongside skillful

builders, senior engineers and architects. You'll design system architecture and

spearhead operational best practices in the design and delivery of new products

and solutions. All team members actively participate in product definition,

technical architecture reviews, iterative development, code review, and

operations. Along with this, you'll have the opportunity to interact with

customers and partners, to understand and ensure their needs are met. Clear,

professional, verbal and written communication with teammates and customers is

an important part of the job.

Partner Solution Leadership

- Design & deliver mission-critical solutions for AWS partners across various

engineering domains, not limiting to security, AI/ML, distributed systems,

databases, VPC, and emerging AWS services

- Build detailed technical specifications and collaborate with AI agents to

rapidly prototype and validate solutions

- Architect and deliver integrations between partners (like SAP) and AWS-native

services, enabling seamless data flow, identity management, and compliance for

global enterprises.

Engineering Excellence

- Master diverse domains: Security frameworks, AI/ML pipelines, distributed

databases, cloud-native infrastructure (VPC, EC2, S3, etc.), and Agentic AI/LLM

integrations

- Drive innovation through experimentation with large language models,

autonomous agents, and generative AI tools to solve partner challenges

- Own full-stack development from design to deployment, emphasizing high

availability, performance, and customer delight

- You should enjoy working on complex systems, be customer-centric, and have a

proven track record of building exceptionally high-quality software that

delights customers.

Collaborative Execution

- Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguity-rich environments with tight deadlines —

turning ideas into production-ready solutions quickly

- Partner deeply with cross-functional teams (Product, Security, AI Research) to

align technical strategies with business goals

- Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of knowledge-sharing, while

maintaining rigorous code quality through peer reviews

A day in the life

You’ll start by discovering partner pain points, then design architectures that

blend security, scalability, and AI innovation. Using AI agents, you’ll rapidly

prototype solutions, validate them through load testing, and collaborate with

partners to ensure adoption. When deadlines tighten, you’ll lead brainstorming

sessions, troubleshoot complex distributed failures, and document everything to

empower future teams.

About the team

The WWCO Partner Systems-Fixed team empowers AWS partners to innovate at cloud

scale. We’re pioneers in integrating AI-driven capabilities into partner

offerings, building secure, scalable foundations for tomorrow’s enterprise

workloads. Join us to redefine what’s possible for partners on AWS.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of

experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates

knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring

and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and

strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering

expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred

qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates

to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,

or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted

cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —

that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies

trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored

affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what

makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams.

Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and

passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s

Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and

other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded

professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the

expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of

our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,

there’s nothing we can’t achieve. Basic

Qualifications

• - 4+ years of
• non-internship professional software development experience
• - 4+ 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
• - 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
• - Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• - 4+ years of full
• software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews,
• source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• - Experience developing or deploying Large Language Models in production, and
• deep knowledge of Agentic AI tools, agents, workflows, and integration patterns
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
• of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely
• and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to
• standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively
• and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional
• customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company
• policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship
• with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties
• and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company
• policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and
• respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and
• safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los
• Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified
• applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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• 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.
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• USA, CA, Santa Clara - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually