Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Enterprise Engineering
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High offer value owing to the leadership role in software engineering at a major company and focus on innovative technology stacks.
- Leadership role in a major technological firm
- Involvement in innovative software development
- Requires extensive expertise in engineering and management
Pros
- Leadership opportunity in software engineering with substantial impact
- Collaboration with diverse teams and innovative projects
- Use of modern technologies and software development practices
Cons
- Requires significant technical and leadership experience
- High expectations for performance and strategic impact
- On-call responsibilities might disrupt work-life balance
Who it's for
Mid-level / Senior • On-site
Good fit
- Experienced managers in software development
- Tech enthusiasts wanting to work in a leading company
- Candidates focused on creating scalable software solutions
Not recommended for
- Recent graduates or entry-level candidates
- Individuals not interested in leading teams
- Job seekers preferring a more static work environment
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Description
We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer II with deep expertise in designing and supporting enterprise-scale software solutions. You will be responsible for the design, implementation and quality of services you deliver to Amazonians.
Who are you? You have a strong understanding of large scale computing solutions. You have experience working as a software development engineer in an enterprise environment, and have implemented software solutions across a variety of applications and systems. You enjoy writing code and creating maintainable services. You're passionate about customer success. You understand different people have different needs to be productive, and strive to develop scalable solutions. You demonstrate the ability to force multiply through the effective use of AI and modern development tools. You have a passion for learning, designing, and building software systems for a diverse set of customers.
You're an Amazonian.
The focus for this role is building, enhancing, and maintaining extensible services used across Amazon. These systems leverage modern technologies such as DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway, among others.
Software Development Engineers
Software Development Engineers at Amazon is a unique role which organically emerged as the company evolved. SDE IIs are autonomous contributors who design and implement software solutions to solve complex business and customer problems.
Software Development Engineers own the full software development lifecycle, writing high-quality code and developing applications that scale. This role was created for builders who go beyond using basic tools to implement robust, scalable software systems that serve Amazon's growing needs.
Enterprise Engineering
Enterprise Engineering owns the key products, services, and tools Amazonians use to securely and reliably access corporate resources, communicate with one another, and collaborate with customers.
Enterprise Engineering builds services ranging from network access to customer-facing software to meet the needs of our number one customer: Amazon. All Amazonians and variable staff rely on our products at all Amazon Corporate, Customer Service, Fulfillment, Retail, and affiliate sites across the globe.
Amazon is a unique organization, and this is an above average job. We'll give you the opportunity to make a difference to our business. We're looking for an exceptional professional with outstanding technical skills, with the opportunity to realize Amazon's motto: "Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History."
This role requires scheduled after hours paging for high-severity events related to all of the team's services and systems. Paging availability is required for after-hours weekday, weekend and holiday coverage. The pager rotates throughout the team to balance the load.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement enterprise-scale infrastructure solutions
- Build and maintain serverless systems using AWS services (DynamoDB, Lambda, Secrets Manager, API Gateway)
- Develop automation solutions across various applications and systems
- Participate in on-call rotation for high-severity events (including after-hours, weekends, and holidays)
- Create self-service oriented solutions for diverse internal customers
