Senior Software Development Engineer, Data Center Builder Tools

Overview As a Senior SDE III on the Data Center Builder Tools team, you will shape the real-time middleware and runtime that connects industrial hardware with the cloud across AWS data centers. You'll own end-to-end architecture, including the data-exchange layer, type systems, and cross-language interfaces, tackling hard real-time and embedded challenges.

You'll drive multi-quarter strategy for protocol support and cloud integration, ensuring determinism, latency budgets, and scalable reliability. You'll mentor engineers, set standards, and align cross-functional partners around a shared technical vision.

This is a hands-on leadership role at the boundary of software and hardware with a meaningful, Pay / Benefits Mentorship & career growth Work-life balance and flexibility Inclusive culture Ongoing learning events (CORE, AmazeCon) Diverse, collaborative team Competitive AWS U.S. benefits Responsibilities Architect the end-to-end runtime and real-time middleware across edge controllers and the cloud Define multi-quarter technical strategy for industrial protocol support and cloud integration Ensure real-time correctness with latency, throughput, determinism, and failure-mode guarantees Lead cross-team and cross-discipline efforts to align interfaces and contracts Raise engineering standards for testing, benchmarking, and code quality Mentor Junior and Mid-level SDEs and participate in hiring Tackle high-ambiguity, high-impact technical challenges (new protocols, performance paths) Contribute to de-risking hard problems and delivering maintainable end states Key requirements Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead Proficiency in at least one modern language (Java, C++, or C#) Experience in professional software development (non-internship) Experience owning architecture and design for scalable systems Knowledge of SDLC best practices, code reviews, CI/CD, testing, and operations Strong understanding of real-time or embedded systems, distributed systems, middleware/messaging (pub/sub, RPC) and cloud communication Experience with industrial automation platforms, hardware protocols, or real-time middleware (OPC-UA, DDS/Zenoh, IEC 61131-3) is a strong advantage Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred) Mentorship and leadership Cross-team collaboration Decision making under ambiguity Real-time/embedded systems Industrial automation protocols (IEC 61131-3, OPC-UA, DDS/Zenoh, ROS2) Distributed systems and middleware/messaging (pub/sub, RPC)

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