Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Kiro

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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.

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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
• PREFERRED
• 5+ 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 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).

Responsibilities

• You'll work alongside exceptional talent solving novel problems at the intersection of AI and software engineering.
• You'll ship features that directly improve how developers work.
• From day one, you'll have opportunities to lead—whether that's owning projects, defining technical direction, or shaping how the team operates.
• You'll shape the technical direction and architecture of Kiro Autonomous Agent service.
• Working directly with customers, you'll uncover real-world development challenges and translate them into product capabilities—staying true to Amazon's customer-obsessed approach.
• You'll build and operate production systems using industry-leading CI/CD practices, ensuring Kiro Autonomous Agent maintains the reliability and performance our customers depend on.
• span the full lifecycle: from architectural decisions that define how an autonomous agent learns and maintains context, to hands-on development of features that transform how software gets built.
• You'll balance innovation with operational excellence, making technical choices that enable Kiro to work independently while meeting AWS's standards for scale and security.
• span the full lifecycle: from compiler

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