W2 Role - Java Full Stack Developer with Amazon ICS Incident Management (Onsite) Irvine , CA

We are seeking a highly capable Full-Stack Software Development Engineer (SDE II / SDE III equivalent) to contribute to toil reduction and automation efforts across internal systems supporting incident response operations.

This is a 6-month onsite engagement in Irvine, CA, requiring strong full-stack expertise and the ability to operate in a complex, high-scale engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver full-stack features supporting incident management tools
• Build automation and tooling to reduce operational toil and improve team efficiency
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle:
  • Design
  • Development
  • Testing
  • Deployment
• Develop backend services and APIs using Java-based frameworks
• Build and enhance frontend components using modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js preferred)
• Own both development and testing responsibilities for delivered features
• Collaborate with engineering teams through:
  • Code reviews
  • Agile ceremonies
  • Design discussions
• Work within CI/CD pipelines and distributed system environments

Required Qualifications (Must-Have)

• Previous Amazon SDE experience (SDE II or higher required)
• Ability to work onsite in Irvine, CA (no remote option)
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong backend development expertise in Java
• Full-stack experience with modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js or similar)
• Experience delivering features end-to-end (development + testing ownership)
• Strong foundation in:
  • System design
  • Data structures and algorithms
  • Distributed systems
• Experience working in Agile development environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with complex internal engineering systems or pipelines
• Background in building internal tools, automation, or operational platforms
• Experience with:
  • Event-driven architectures
  • Messaging systems
  • Cloud-based environments (AWS preferred)
• Strong understanding of CI/CD processes and software delivery pipelines
• Experience in high-scale, high-availability systems

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Former Amazon engineer who can ramp quickly with minimal onboarding
• Strong backend ownership mindset with full-stack capability
• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Proven ability to deliver production-quality code in complex systems
• Strong communicator who collaborates well with senior engineers and stakeholders