Sr. Software Engineer (Need Ex Amazon) - Multiple locations

Job Role: Sr. Software Engineer

Location: It is a 5 day onsite schedule in Irvine, CA/ Seattle, WA/ NYC, NY/ Austin, TX/ Arlington, VA/ San Francisco Bay Area, CA/ Denver, CO/ Atlanta, GA/ Cambridge, MA, Nashville, TN

Eligibility: USC, GC, GC-EAD, H4EAD

Duration: 6 month contract to start

MOI: It is a virtual interview

Pay Rate: $70-$80/hr. on W2

NOTE: If you were impacted by a recent Amazon layoff, we encourage you to apply and would be happy to consider your application.

MUST: Need Ex Amazon only

Must Haves:

Java

Typescript/JavaScript

Amazon experience- prefer blue badge whi are perm

Flexible with skillset, im open to regular software engineer>

Job Description:

Software Development Engineer (Full-Stack) – Amazon ICS Incident Management (Onsite Irvine, CA)

Overview

Client is partnering with a leading enterprise technology organization to support a critical initiative focused on improving incident management tooling and operational efficiency.

We are seeking a highly capable Full-Stack Software Development Engineer (SDE II / SDE III equivalent) to contribute to toil reduction and automation efforts across internal systems supporting incident response operations.

This is a 6-month onsite engagement in Irvine, CA, requiring strong full-stack expertise and the ability to operate in a complex, high-scale engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deliver full-stack features supporting incident management tools

Build automation and tooling to reduce operational toil and improve team efficiency

Contribute across the full software development lifecycle:

Design

Development

Testing

Deployment

Develop backend services and APIs using Java-based frameworks

Build and enhance frontend components using modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js preferred)

Own both development and testing responsibilities for delivered features

Collaborate with engineering teams through:

Code reviews

Agile ceremonies

Design discussions

Work within CI/CD pipelines and distributed system environments

Required Qualifications (Must-Have)

Previous Amazon SDE experience (SDE II or higher required)

Ability to work onsite in Irvine, CA (no remote option)

5 years of professional software engineering experience

Strong backend development expertise in Java

Full-stack experience with modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js or similar)

Experience delivering features end-to-end (development testing ownership)

Strong foundation in:

System design

Data structures and algorithms

Distributed systems

Experience working in Agile development environments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with complex internal engineering systems or pipelines

Background in building internal tools, automation, or operational platforms

Experience with:

Event-driven architectures

Messaging systems

Cloud-based environments (AWS preferred)

Strong understanding of CI/CD processes and software delivery pipelines

Experience in high-scale, high-availability systems

Ideal Candidate Profile

Former Amazon engineer who can ramp quickly with minimal onboarding

Strong backend ownership mindset with full-stack capability

Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Proven ability to deliver production-quality code in complex systems

Strong communicator who collaborates well with senior engineers and stakeholders

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