Software Development Engineer, Security Token Service (STS)

$129,300 - $223,600/Yr

Amazon - Bellevue, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Bellevue, WA

10,001+ employees

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Software Development Engineer II position within the Security Token Service (STS) team at Amazon Web Services (AWS) focuses on building, delivering, and maintaining complex software products that enhance customer experiences and improve service performance. The role involves designing fault-tolerant systems at scale, solving challenging technical problems, and contributing to industry-wide identity federation using open protocols. This position is ideal for individuals passionate about cloud computing and looking to innovate in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Solve challenging technical problems at every layer of the stack.
• Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain innovative software solutions.
• Build high-quality, highly available, always-on products.
• Research implementations that deliver the best possible experiences for customers.
• Create metrics, implement automation, and resolve software defects.
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews.
• Work cross-functionally to drive business decisions with technical input.

Requirements

• 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 3+ years of building complex software systems experience.
• Understanding of web services technologies such as SOAP, HTTP, WSDL, XSD, and REST.
• Understanding of Federated Authentication, SAML, OAuth, OpenId, Multi-Factor Authentication.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, financial, and other benefits.
• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation package.