Amazon
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SDE building AWS's agentic coding tool Kiro in Santa Clara — model orchestration and dev-facing infrastructure
AWS is hiring a Software Development Engineer for Kiro, its frontier AI coding agent, based in Santa Clara, CA. The role covers distributed systems, real-time streaming, multi-model orchestration, and context systems for an agent that handles development tasks end-to-end, with the JD explicitly welcoming candidates whose careers 'haven't followed a traditional path.'
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What this interview tests
- Multi-model orchestration and intelligent routing
- OO design, concurrency, and multi-threading fundamentals
- Distributed/embedded systems design and scaling patterns
- Context/memory systems for AI agents
- Full software development lifecycle practices
Common question themes
Design a system that routes and orchestrates requests across multiple AI models
Walk through an OO design decision you made in a multi-threaded system
How would you architect a context layer that stays current as a codebase evolves
Describe a distributed or embedded system you built and how you handled scaling
Tell me about your code review and testing practices across the development lifecycle
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