Senior Software Dev Engineer, Velocity
Amazon • Westboro, Wisconsin, United States
No Relocation
Posted: April 24, 2026
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Description
- We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead the design, architecture, and development of a scalable web application that will transform how teams interact with robots. You will own significant
Description
- We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead the design, architecture, and development of a scalable web application that will transform how teams interact with robots. You will own significant portions of the system, lead cross-functional initiatives, and set the technical direction for development. This role offers the opportunity to build a greenfield platform from the ground up and directly impact the productivity of thousands of internal users across Amazon. Key job responsibilities - Define and drive the technical architecture for the frontend application - Make critical decisions on technology stack, design patterns, and system architecture - Lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable web application features - Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and development workflows - Drive technical roadmap discussions and influence product strategy - Build high-performance, responsive React applications using modern patterns - Design and implement robust backend services and RESTful APIs to support frontend functionality - Architect scalable microservices and serverless solutions on AWS - Ensure code quality through comprehensive testing strategies (unit, integration, e2e) - Optimize application performance, bundle size, and load times - Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with Amazon standards - Leadership & Collaboration - Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, conducting code reviews and providing technical guidance - Lead technical discussions and design reviews with cross-functional stakeholders - Collaborate with product managers and UX designers to translate requirements into technical solutions - Drive operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and incident response - Influence engineering culture and contribute to team growth - Partner with other teams to ensure system integration and alignment - Operational Excellence - Own production systems and ensure high availability and reliability - Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions - Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex production issues - Drive continuous improvement initiatives and technical debt reduction
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 - Experience with web services, APIs, REST, SOAP, microservices, SOA, architecture - Experience in AWS services - Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS