Sr. Software Development Engineer, PEET

Application deadline: Aug 8, 2026

The Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies (PEET) team is hiring for a

Senior System Development Engineer to lead development and manage operations for

AWS Managed Grafana, Managed Prometheus, Wickr, and Kinesis Video Streams!

You'll design, deploy, monitor, and automate infrastructure, tools, and software

to provide a highly-available and resilient platform for our customers' and our

team's workloads.

Would you like to develop innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the

world's most complex technical problems? Do you have a deep passion and desire

to engineer and operate the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to

build a better world for future generations?

This is an exciting opportunity to use the latest cloud computing and GenAI

technologies to help U.S. Government agencies implement innovative cloud

computing solutions and solve technical problems. AWS established a specialized

group of service teams responsible for the work we are doing with the U.S.

Intelligence Community. We are building some of the largest and most complex

distributed systems in the world, and we need adaptable people to help us

implement and operate them.

The candidate selected must obtain and maintain a security clearance at the

TS/SCI with polygraph level. Upon start, the selected candidate will be

sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they

perform AWS work.

Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities

- Design, deploy, monitor, and automate infrastructure, tools and software to

provide a highly-available and resilient platform for our customers' and our

team's workloads.

- This position involves on-call responsibilities, typically for one week in

every six. We don’t like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the

weekend, so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do

get paged, we work together to resolve the root cause so that we don’t get paged

for the same issue twice.

About the team

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.

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation

of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the

cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage,

networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have

continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging

problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re

looking for talented people who want to help.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led

affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our

differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our

Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us

to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

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 in the cloud.

Mentorship and 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.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon 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. Basic

Qualifications

• - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development
• experience
• - 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
• experience
• - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and
• scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• - Bachelor's degree
• - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Preferred

Qualifications

• - 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including
• coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes,
• testing, and operations experience
• - Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
• - Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing
• principles
• - Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns,
• reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
• of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our
• customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or
• adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the
• interview or onboarding process, please visit
• https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations
• [https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations] for more
• information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please
• contact your Recruiting Partner.
• 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
• [https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits].
• USA, CO, Denver - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually