Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Enterprise Engineering
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate value reflecting the essential role of software development in enterprise environments but with high expectations and responsibilities.
- Working on enterprise-scale solutions across Amazon
- Engaging with a variety of applications and systems
- Collaboration in a dynamic team environment
Pros
- Role in enhancing enterprise-scale software solutions
- Collaboration with diverse teams across Amazon
- Focus on scalable and maintainable development practices
Cons
- High demands for after-hours on-call availability
- Requires iterating across multiple applications and systems
- Possibility of a steep learning curve with technologies
Who it's for
Mid-level • Hybrid / office-based
Good fit
- Mid-level software developers
- Engineers familiar with enterprise environments
- Individuals seeking to contribute to large-scale projects
Not recommended for
- Beginners without enterprise exposure
- Candidates unwilling to engage in an on-call schedule
- Those preferring work without team interaction
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
