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Software Development Engineer, EC2 Capacity Optimization

Amazon
Seattle, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/12/2026

Description

The AWS EC2 Capacity Optimization team is responsible for growing the world's largest Cloud. We manage EC2's online capacity, build inventory replenishment system, and drive utilization improvement for all AWS services.

What we own:
Finding out the optimal tradeoff between AWS service availability and fleet utilization.
Driving fleet utilization improvement where each 1% means millions of additional free cash flow.
Automating tactical and strategic capacity planning tools to optimize for service availability and infrastructure cost.

What you will learn:
Resource management and admission control for the Cloud.
Inventory management and supply chain management for the Cloud.
The internals of all AWS services.
How to build large scale distributed systems for both internal and external AWS customers.

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

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