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[Remote] Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Commerce Platform

Remote Full-time Now Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud platform provider. The Senior Software Development Engineer will design, develop, test, deploy, and operate highly available and secure distributed systems supporting AWS billing at scale, while driving engineering excellence, roadmap definition, and team growth.

Responsibilities

  • Work on the hardest engineering problems in distributed systems at a massive scale and on multiple dimensions
  • You will exercise your intellectual curiosity, work with motivated teams of sharp individuals, partner with other senior and principal engineers, and provide guidance in defining your team’s engineering roadmap
  • Own design, development, test, deployment and operation of highly available, secure systems that handle confidential billing data at scale
  • Regularly dive into architecture, code, test plans, project plans, deployments and operations to drive excellence throughout our organization
  • Contribute directly to our growth by hiring smart and motivated engineers that can deliver swiftly and predictably, adjusting in an agile fashion to deliver what our customers need

Skills

  • 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
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
  • 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Benefits

  • Sign-on payments
  • Restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and an option for Supplemental life plans
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Mental Health Support
  • Medical Advice Line
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups
  • Inclusion events
  • Knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources
  • Flexibility as part of our working culture

Company Overview

  • Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://aws.amazon.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 7552 in 2026, 22803 in 2025, 21175 in 2024, 19057 in 2023, 24088 in 2022, 12233 in 2021, 14881 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.