Amazon runs one of the world’s most complex eCommerce platforms, where
operational efficiency directly drives profitability and customer satisfaction.
Efficiency is core to Amazon’s DNA, reflected in the Leadership Principle of
Frugality and the Flywheel strategy that lowers cost structures to fuel growth.
With the cost of operating Amazon’s global infrastructure measured in billions
of dollars, achieving true economies of scale rather than allowing scale to
increase costs is essential to our success.
The Alloy team serves as Amazon’s central efficiency organization, leading
company-wide cost optimization through intelligent and automated use of AWS
resources. Our work spans thousands of internal services, enabling large-scale
efficiency improvements with minimal engineering effort from partner teams. We
drive optimization across multiple layers of Amazon’s stack, focusing on GPU
efficiency infrastructure for AI/ML workloads through centralized scheduling,
software performance profiling, and end-to-end storage optimizations through
data lifecycle management. These cross-cutting initiatives transform isolated
team optimizations into scalable, safe, and reusable systems that continuously
improve efficiency across Amazon.
As a Software Development Engineer in Alloy , you will collaborate with service
and infrastructure teams across Amazon to identify and eliminate performance
bottlenecks in large-scale distributed systems. You will design and build
mechanisms to measure, analyze, and automate performance improvements, using
data to set and drive company-wide efficiency goals. You will work closely with
Principal and Distinguished Engineers, gaining exposure to Amazon’s most
advanced systems while developing deep technical expertise and leadership
skills. Your work will directly influence how Amazon’s software and services
operate at scale, delivering measurable cost savings in the tens to hundreds of
millions of dollars each year and advancing Amazon’s commitment to operational
excellence and sustainability.
In this role, you will:
- Solve performance and efficiency problems that manifest at scale.
- Design metrics and measure performance and cost efficiency of services in
Amazon's ecosystem.
- Collaborate with service teams to identify inefficiencies, and design and
implement solutions.
- Design and develop highly available components and profiling tools.
Basic Qualifications: - 3+ years of non-internship professional software
development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns,
reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications: - 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
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 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
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information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please
contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary for this position ranges from $114,800/year up to $191,800/year.
Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related
knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company.
Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of
compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in
addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
