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Senior Software Engineer, AWS CloudFormation

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Seattle, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/22/2026
Description

AWS Infrastructure as Code (IaC) helps customers to easily and efficiently adopt AWS services while ensuring that their applications run safely in the cloud. We develop services and client software, including CloudFormation and Cloud Control API, that empower customers to spin up infrastructure across AWS at unprecedented scale.

The CloudFormation Core organization develops and maintains the Control Plane and Asynchronous Workflow Engine that powers provisioning operations at scale. We design and deliver features that support large-scale traffic volume and deliver experiences that help customers deploy infrastructure safely.

This role will lead the CloudFormation Stack Sets space, with the goal of driving the next level customer experience for infrastructure provisioning operations and scaling the service to meet an ever growing volume of operations.

Basic Qualifications

  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5 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 - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually


Company - Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Job ID: A10373518

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