Software Development Engineer-II, AWS EC2

March 10, 2026

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Here in AWS we don't just build systems and services, we own them for our customers. We don't build products, we build our own vision. If you want to experience how a vision is being built and takes shape from scratch, how we deal with ambiguity and still become the industry leader, how we scale up to serve billion of our users this job will excite you.

The AWS Capacity Forecasting and Planning team is responsible for growing the world's largest Cloud. We forecast customer demand, build inventory replenishment system, and drive utilization improvement for all AWS services.

What we own:

- Building a world-class forecasting platform that scales to handling billions of time series data in real time.

- Expanding inventory replenishment models and systems for each AWS service in the fast-growing AWS product portfolio.

- Finding out the optimal tradeoff between AWS service availability and fleet utilization.

- Driving fleet utilization improvement where each 1% means millions of additional free cash flow.

- Automating tactical and strategic capacity planning tools to optimize for service availability and infrastructure cost.

What you will learn:

- How to build a product from scratch

- You will have the rare opportunity of define and play with the technology to build a next gen product.

- You will learn how to deal with ambiguity and still enjoy the software development.

- You will learn what is it that makes AWS the leader and pioneer in the industry.

- You will learn how to build large scale distributed systems for both internal and external AWS customers.

- You will learn - how to use technology to it's maximum to create something that is unique and will definitely leave a print.

Keywords:

AWS, Java, C++, object oriented, Java, distributed systems, high availability, scalability, concurrent,Forecasting, Statistics, Machine Learning, Optimization, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, Cloud, Cloud Computing, EC2, S3, EBS, DynamoDB, CloudFront

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer - Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.

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

- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience

- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience

- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience

- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

- 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 for more information. 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). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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