Software Development Engineer, AWS SQS

Salary: $77,000 - 105,000 per year Requirements:

• We require 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• We require 2+ years of non-internship experience in designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
• We require experience programming in at least one software programming language.
• We prefer 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• We prefer a bachelors degree in computer science or an equivalent qualification.

• We help refine roadmaps and technical direction.
• We produce detailed architecture and design work, along with high-quality code.
• We drive operational excellence for a massive-scale distributed system.
• We work on distributed, fault-tolerant systems that operate at scale.
• We own projects from idea through production, including implementation and deployment.
• We collaborate closely with teammates in agile programming environments.
• We move quickly to deliver improvements for our AWS services.

• AWS
• Cloud
• Support
• DevOps
• Web

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We are AWS, the world leader in highly reliable, scalable, low-cost cloud infrastructure. Our Messaging team owns and operates Simple Notification Service (SNS) and Simple Queue Service (SQS), which provide the cloud foundation for highly scalable, asynchronous, and fault-tolerant applications used by customers worldwide. This role is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, with a listed base salary of 114,800.00 CAD annually. We offer comprehensive benefits that include health coverage, retirement savings support, paid time off, and other well-being resources. We also emphasize an inclusive culture and an equal opportunity hiring approach, and the total compensation package may include sign-on payments and restricted stock units based on experience, qualifications, and location.

last updated 42 week of 2026