Amazon CodeWhisperer is a machine learning (ML)–powered service that helps improve developer productivity by generating code recommendations in the integrated development environment (IDE) and the command line.

As an SDE, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying desktop applications, IDE plugins and CLI tooling for our world-wide customer base. In this, you will prototype new developer experiences and iterate quickly on experiments. You will also drive the system architecture, spearhead best practices that enable a quality product, and help coach and develop junior engineers. A successful candidate will have an established background in engineering client-side software, a strong technical ability, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment.


AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

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Key job responsibilities
- Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code
- Take ownership of systems and features and drive them to completion
- Drive to experiment and prototype new functionality
- Contribute to team planning and sprint deliverables


A day in the life
Start your day by reviewing new issues and bugs reported by developers using our CLI tools and IDE plugins. You may need to dive deep into shell configurations or other features of users' environments to diagnose and fix the root cause.

You'll collaborate with UX designers and product managers to conceptualize new features that could boost developer velocity - then build a quick prototype and share it with the team.

Direct feedback from users is critical, so you'll wrap up your day by responding to developer questions/issues on our Slack channel or on Github.

About the team
The CodeWhisperer for CLI team originally worked on Fig.io (which was acquired by Amazon in August 2023). We are a small group that is passionate about building incredible client-side developer experiences. We have a background augmenting the terminal, with next-generation functionality like intellisense-style completions and natural language to shell translations. We experiment a lot, building prototypes and iterating quickly based on user feedback.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

San Francisco, CA, USA