Software Engineer – AWS
Core
Reimplement AWS cloud services to create a local sandbox that simulates real AWS behavior for developers and AI agents.
Role type
Senior IC Software Engineer (AWS Emulator)
Builds
Local cloud development platform (LocalStack) that emulates AWS services
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / Developer tools / AWS emulation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, reverse engineering, API conformance, test-driven development, AI coding tools, cloud provider operations, problem-solving with incomplete information
Preferred skills
Terraform, CDK, Kubernetes, distributed systems, open-source contributions
Technologies
Python, AWS, Terraform, CDK, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Implement AWS services from third-party to first-party code, close parity gaps via snapshot testing, triage and resolve customer-reported bugs, contribute reusable test infrastructure, independently scope and sequence complete service implementations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
