Amazon · 1 month ago
Sr Software Dev Engineer, AI Agent Identity & Governance, AWS Applied AI Solution – Core Services
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$151K/yr - $262K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is a leading cloud platform provider, and they are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead AI initiatives within AWS. The role involves developing foundational AI components, guiding technical strategy, and collaborating across teams to enhance AI product delivery.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Own the technical architecture and strategy for a critical AI agent capability area, setting the foundation for enterprise-scale AI solutions across AWS
Lead projects requiring multiple engineers, balancing business goals with technical excellence while navigating ambiguous problem spaces
Research, evaluate, and integrate state-of-the-art AI technologies, making informed decisions about build vs. leverage approaches
Design and implement reusable AI components that meet enterprise-grade quality standards while simplifying complex technical challenges
Drive consensus across teams with different priorities and perspectives to create unified AI building blocks
Champion engineering best practices, establishing a culture of robust software development with exemplary code organization, clarity, and maintainability
Mentor and coach other engineers, fostering technical growth while creating an environment where your team thrives independently
Communicate complex technical designs to diverse audiences, from engineers to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership
Qualification
Required
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
Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Experience designing and implementing AI/ML systems, including working with LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), fine-tuning, or AI agent development
Proven track record building distributed systems with well-designed APIs that operate reliably at enterprise scale
Demonstrated ability to create reusable software components with clean interfaces that can be leveraged by multiple teams
Strong working knowledge of AWS AI/ML services such as Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, and related infrastructure
Successful history of cross-organizational collaboration, driving technical convergence while maintaining delivery velocity
Preferred
10+ 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
Experience in deploying identity and access management systems, or experience in managing and troubleshooting network and experience with web-based applications and HTTP
Expertise in PII handling and data protection, with knowledge of data masking techniques, de-identification methodologies, and regulatory compliance frameworks for managing sensitive information in AI systems
Experience designing sophisticated authorization frameworks featuring fine-grained permission models that support delegation, just-in-time approval workflows, and clear attribution between human and AI agent actions
Benefits
Flexible work hours and arrangements
Endless knowledge-sharing
Mentorship and other career-advancing resources
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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