Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Enterprise Engineering

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Private Equity Solutions Architect to help Private Equity firms leverage new technologies to enhance their operations. The role involves designing AWS-based technical solutions, building relationships with executives, and providing technical guidance to ensure customer success.

Responsibilities

• Scoping and understand specific use cases to design appropriate AWS-based technical solutions (including, integrations with third party solutions)
• Own the technical relationship with PE firms and the C-suite of portfolio companies and operate as their trusted advisor. The best interests of the customer will shape the guidance you provide
• Serve as a key technical member of the AWS PE team to help ensure customer success in architecting, building, migrating, or optimizing applications and services on the AWS platform
• Build rapport with Executives at both PE firms and their portfolio companies leveraging your understanding of enterprise architecture, merger and acquisitions, migration and cost optimization of IT infrastructure and other key technologies
• Establish technical credibility with PE firms and their portfolio companies to lead discussions with CTOs, CIOs, Chief Architects, Senior Developers, etc. from both customer and partners across the PE segment
• Provide technical and architectural guidance to PE firms and their portfolio companies and help develop cost optimization strategies by deploying the right architecture given their budget constraints
• Evangelize and educate key stakeholders with the Private Equity ecosystem about AWS technologies
• Influence AWS's roadmap of new features and services based on customer feedback
• Create and capture best practices, technical content and new reference architectures (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts)
• Contribute to the growth of the Solutions Architecture organization by hiring, coaching and mentoring others
• Develop areas of depth in technical domains relevant to your interests and your customer's outcomes

Skills

• Experience in leading complex, large-scale, IT, technical or engineering programs
• Experience working in (or with) Private Equity firms, Venture Capital funds, Hedge Funds, or Investment Banking specifically defining technology strategy or IT implementations/integrations related to Mergers and Acquisitions
• Experience working directly with customers (internal or external) in either technical pre-sales, post-sales, consulting, or customer support function
• Willingness to travel to customer locations as needed
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with AWS services and cloud architecture
• Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology

Company Overview

• Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://aws.amazon.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 22803 in 2025, 21175 in 2024, 19057 in 2023, 24088 in 2022, 12233 in 2021, 14881 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.