Software Development Engineer 3

Role: SDE 3

Have an Onsite position for Nashville, TN

Must haves:
Java
Modern tech stack
AI is a nice to have
Front end is a nice to have

Job Description:
What The Hiring Manager Wants

Ship fast (hands-on builder)

Backend/full-stack: Python, Java, TypeScript

Distributed systems + AWS

Risk/compliance mindset (accuracy, auditability)

AI/LLM exposure

Fast ramp + production ownership

Your Strengths (Hit These)
Amazon experience (big differentiator)
Strong stack match (Python, Java, TS, React)
AWS serverless (Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB)
LLMs (Bedrock + RAG)
End-to-end ownership + production reliability

Core Stories (Know These Cold)
1. Feature Delivery
• Amazon validation platform (React + TS + Python)
• ↓ manual QA by 70%
• Owned end-to-end
Focus: impact + ownership
2. Performance
• DynamoDB optimization + caching
• ↓ latency by 45%
Focus: measurable improvement
3. AI/LLM
• Bedrock + OpenAI + RAG
• ↓ documentation 60%
Key line: “LLMs are part of the system—outputs must be validated.”
4. Distributed Systems
• Lambda + Step Functions + DynamoDB
• Event-driven architecture
Focus: scalable + decoupled
5. Production
• CloudWatch + on-call + RCA
• ↓ MTTD 50%
Flow: Monitor → Debug → Fix → Prevent

How to Answer Key Questions
Ramp Speed

Start with bugs → logs/dashboards → dependencies → quick wins

AI Usage

Bedrock, OpenAI, prompt engineering, RAG

Used for automation + dev efficiency + insights

Tech Topics to Brush Up

REST APIs, service integrations

Serverless + event-driven systems

DynamoDB vs relational

CloudWatch monitoring

RAG + prompt basics

Logging, SLAs, incident response

Emphasize

Amazon experience

Hands-on delivery

AWS + distributed systems

LLM experience

Production ownership