AmazonSoftware Development Engineer, AWS Lambda EDA
Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer, AWS Lambda EDA in Seattle, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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- On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include AWS Lambda, DynamoDB and Kinesis.
- Level classifies it as a senior role.
- Level lists 21,000+ other open roles at Amazon.
AI in this role
Design, develop, and maintain distributed systems powering AWS Lambda's event-driven architecture and integrations.
We are part of AWS Lambda team who is making it easier for developers to build new applications or extend existing systems using serverless technology, by seamlessly integrating services such as DynamoDB, Kinesis, S3, Kafka, ActiveMQ and SQS as "Lambda Event Sources". Our growing team in Seattle has an opening for an experienced engineer who can help us to bring better experience to customers for building data driven applications.
Key job responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain distributed systems that power AWS Lambda's event-driven architecture — connecting Lambda to streaming and messaging services like Kafka, SQS, DynamoDB Streams, and Kinesis
Build and improve scalable, multi-tenant platforms that process billions of events daily for millions of AWS customers
Write clean, well-tested code with high operational standards — you'll own what you build, from design through deployment and production operations
Drive features end-to-end: define technical approach, navigate cross-team dependencies, and deliver with high quality from design through multi-region rollout
Identify and solve ambiguous problems — propose solutions, evaluate tradeoffs, and make sound technical decisions with increasing independence
Participate in on-call rotations, lead operational reviews, and raise the bar on production reliability for your team's services
Contribute to system design, mentor junior engineers, and influence team best practices through code reviews and design discussions
Work across the full development lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring
A day in the life
Morning: you check dashboards for your team's services — systems processing millions of customer events in real time. An alarm fires; you investigate, find the root cause, roll back, and update the runbook.
Mid-morning: you write code — a new feature that improves how the system scales under load. You push a code review and get sharp feedback from a senior engineer that makes the design better.
Afternoon: you join a cross-team design discussion, review a teammate's code (catching a subtle bug), and deploy your own change across multiple regions.
Your code runs infrastructure millions of developers depend on. You own real problems end-to-end, work with experienced mentors, and grow fast. No two days are the same.
About the team
We're a high-impact team within AWS Lambda responsible for event-driven architecture — the systems that connect Lambda to streaming and messaging services like Kafka, SQS, Kinesis, and DynamoDB Streams. Our platform processes billions of events daily for millions of customers worldwide. We value ownership, mentorship, and shipping quality software. Engineers here have real autonomy — you'll own features end-to-end and see your work matter at scale. We support each other's growth, invest in operational excellence, and believe the best ideas can come from anyone on the team.
Basic qualifications
- 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, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred qualifications
- 3+ 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
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 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.
USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Software Development Engineer, AWS Lambda EDA at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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- Walk me through how you've used AWS Lambda in your day-to-day work.
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