Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Fintech
Core
Design and develop high-performance, globally scalable financial systems and distributed services for AWS Fintech, handling billions in annual transactions.
Role type
Senior Software Development Engineer (Architecture & Systems)
Builds
Distributed financial systems, critical-path services, and scalable data platforms
Domain
Fintech, Large-scale distributed computing, Data engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Data structures, Algorithms, Object-oriented programming, System architecture, Scalability design, Code review, Technical mentorship, Design patterns, Reliability engineering, OLAP query optimization
Preferred skills
Full SDLC ownership, Code quality standards, Source control management, Build processes, Testing strategies, Operations experience
Technologies
AWS, Big data frameworks, AI/ML tools for root-cause analysis
Responsibilities
Drive technical vision and architecture for the finance platform; Design and implement critical-path systems from concept to production; Define and raise engineering standards across the team; Solve hard technical problems involving petabyte-scale datasets; Mentor engineers and raise the hiring bar; Research, prototype, and publish technical recommendations; Identify and eliminate duplicate work across teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities