Software Dev Engineer, AWS EC2 Provisioning

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Do you want to solve business challenges through innovative technology? Do you
enjoy working on scalable services technology in a team environment? Do you like
working on industry-defining projects that move the needle?

At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf
of our customers. The focus we have on our customers is why we are one of the
world’s most beloved brands – customer obsession is part of our company DNA. Our
Software Development Engineers (SDEs) use latest technology to solve complex
problems and get to see the impact of their work first-hand.

The challenges SDEs solve for at Amazon are big and influence millions of
customers, sellers, and products around the world. We are looking for
individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and
services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company where
development cycles are measured in weeks, not years. If this sounds interesting
to you, apply and come chart your own path at Amazon.

While the majority of our SDE roles are based in the greater Seattle/Bellevue,
WA area, by applying to this position your application will be considered for
all locations we hire in the United States. This includes, but is not limited to
Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Greater Bay Area, CA; DC Metro Area; Denver, CO;
Detroit, MI; Greater Boston Area, MA; Greater Denver Area, CO; Greater Los
Angeles Area, CA; Greater New York Area; Irvine, CA; Madison, WI; Minneapolis,
MN; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA. To qualify, applicants should have
earned a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree within the last six months or be on track
to earn their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree prior to the role start date.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
• Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level