Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Software Builder Experience (ASBX)
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.•1d ago
United StatesOnsite$143.7K–$194.4KFull-timeSenior Level3+ yrs exp
H-1B verified · 2310 LCAs
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Software EngineerSoftware Engineer IiDeveloper ExperienceSenior Software Engineer
- The Code Services team in Amazon Software Builder Experience (ASBX) owns all source control at Amazon — GitFarm, GitHub
- GitLab. Amazon builds on our platforms — literally. Millions of repositories, hundreds of thousands of production systems
- every AI agent writing code at Amazon today push changes to infrastructure we own and operate. We're looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to own and drive the architecture, design
- delivery of systems that operate at massive scale. You'll define technical direction for ambiguous problem spaces, lead design across multiple workstreams
- mentor engineers — all while shaping how the next generation of builders, both human and AI, interact with source control at Amazon. Key job responsibilities - Own end-to-end design, architecture
- delivery of source control infrastructure serving millions of repositories and billions of monthly code operations across Amazon. - Lead technical design and drive architectural decisions for highly available services supporting GitFarm, GitHub Enterprise
- GitLab — platforms that cannot go down. - Define and build APIs and platform capabilities that enable AI agents and automated systems to interact with source control safely and at scale. - Identify and drive technical investments that improve platform scalability, reliability
- developer experience across the source control ecosystem. - Drive operational excellence — set the bar for on-call, reduce operational toil through automation
- advance our AI-native operations approach. - Influence technical direction across ASBX to deliver a unified, secure developer experience across all source control platforms. - Mentor and grow engineers on the team, raising the technical bar through design reviews, code reviews
- hands-on guidance. A day in the life As an SDE III on Code Services, you own technical direction for systems every Amazon developer depends on. You define approaches for ambiguous problems — whether that's architecting how AI agents safely interact with source control at scale, designing GitLab's integration into Amazon's infrastructure
- solving monorepo performance challenges that break assumptions baked into git itself. You influence across multiple workstreams, mentor engineers
- set the technical bar for the team — all while shipping production systems with the highest standards for availability and performance. About the team The Code Services team owns all source control at Amazon — GitFarm, GitHub
- GitLab. Millions of repositories, billions of monthly code operations
- hundreds of thousands of production systems depend on our platforms. We manage Amazon's external open-source presence on GitHub and operate one of the largest GitLab installations in the world. We are an AI-native team — our operations agent resolves the majority of customer issues autonomously and self-improves over time. We ship fast, operate with high standards
- build for the agentic developer era.
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience - 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems
- services using: C#, C++, Java
- Perl experience - 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience - Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics
- a related field - Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing
- operations experience - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
- 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 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
- 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
- parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
Required skills
C#C++JavaPerlObject Oriented Design