We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join the AWS Identity team. In this role, you will design, build, and operate distributed systems that handle authentication and authorization decisions at scale. You will work on challenging problems at the intersection of security, distributed systems, and customer experience — ensuring that AWS customers can securely and seamlessly manage access to their resources. Key job responsibilities • Design and implement core identity infrastructure components including control plane APIs, data plane execution environments, and deployment orchestration systems • Design and implement scalable, highly available services that process millions of requests per second • Develop monitoring, observability, and operational tooling to ensure production reliability and enable rapid incident response • Contribute to technical strategy and architecture decisions for session management, identity/permissions, cross-account access, and security integrations • Mentor junior engineers and drive engineering excellence through code reviews, design reviews, and operational best practices Preferred qualifications - 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 3+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 3+ 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 - 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 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.