Job Description
The future of software development is autonomous. AWS is building Kiro Autonomous Agent -a frontier agent that independently tackles development tasks, maintains context across interactions, and continuously learns from its work. This isn"t just another AI tool; it"s a fundamental shift in how software gets built and maintained.
We"re looking for engineers who want to shape this transformation. You"ll work alongside exceptional talent solving novel problems at the intersection of AI and software engineering. The challenges are unique: building systems that operate autonomously, retain context across complex workflows, and improve through experience-all while meeting AWS"s exacting standards for scale, reliability, and security.
Your impact will be immediate and visible. You"ll ship features that directly improve how developers work. Daily collaboration includes code reviews, mentorship in both directions, and rapid skill development. From day one, you"ll have opportunities to lead-whether that"s owning projects, defining technical direction, or shaping how the team operates.
This is your chance to build the agent that builds the future.
Key job responsibilities
We seek a highly qualified Software Developer with demonstrated expertise in compute and networking technologies to contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale distributed systems. The successful candidate will apply rigorous engineering principles to develop infrastructure that is reliable, performant, and resilient under production conditions. We need an environment where agent and tools will run hence required competencies are following.
Required Competencies
Candidates are expected to possess substantive, hands-on proficiency in one or more of the following technical domains:
Compute Systems: Practical experience with cloud-based compute services (e.g., AWS EC2, ECS, Lambda, or equivalent platforms), container orchestration frameworks (Docker, Kubernetes), and the architectural principles underlying distributed computing paradigms
Networking Fundamentals: Comprehensive understanding of core networking protocols and constructs, including TCP/IP, DNS resolution, load balancing strategies, virtual private cloud (VPC) configuration, subnet management, firewall policies, and service mesh architectures
Systems Architecture: Demonstrated capacity to design and implement fault-tolerant, high-availability systems that satisfy stringent performance and scalability requirements
Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency with declarative infrastructure provisioning tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)
Observability Engineering: Experience with monitoring, structured logging, and distributed tracing methodologies to ensure operational integrity and system health
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Seattle, WA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
About Company
At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Skills
- AWS Lambdaunmatched
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)unmatched
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
- Architectural Servicesunmatched
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
- Building Systemsunmatched
- Cloud Computingunmatched
- Code Reviewsunmatched
- Computer Networksunmatched
- Computer Servicesunmatched
- Computer Systemsunmatched
- Configuration Managementunmatched
- DNS Name Resolutionunmatched
- Distributed Computingunmatched
- Dockerunmatched
- Firewallsunmatched
- High Availabilityunmatched
- Large-Scale Systemsunmatched
- Load Balancingunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Network Protocolsunmatched
- Private Cloudunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Software Developmentunmatched
- Software Engineeringunmatched
- Subnetunmatched
- System Architectureunmatched
- TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)unmatched
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