Software Development Engineer II Frontier Outposts Ostara Team

Compute Cloud (EC2 has changed the landscape for computing from startups through the Fortune 500. This culture of innovation has permanently altered how individuals and business think about computing resources.

Now we look to change the game AGAIN with a new and disruptive model of computing. We are hiring innovative engineers for EC2 Edge Frontier Outposts a startup like opportunity to build a new line of business with new technologies from the groundup.

AWS Outposts are fully managed and configurable compute and storage racks built with AWSdesigned hardware that you can use to operate a seamless hybrid cloud. AWS Outposts extend native AWS services to virtually any customer data center colocation space or onpremises facility.

We aim to hire engineers who will thrive in a collaborative and open environment who arent afraid to divedeep to solve complex challenges who want to build rock solid 24x7 highlysecure software at worldclass scale and who obsess over customers.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on worklife balance. It isnt about how many hours you spend at home or at work; its about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to lifelong happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy oneonone mentoring and thorough but kind code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a betterrounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future

Key job responsibilities
Lead feature development work on a team
Participate and collaborate through all phases of the software development lifecycle (including test debug code reviews design)
operational responsibility for the services we own and develop
Provide feedback and technical guidance to team members

A day in the life
Writing code in a variety of languages and technologies from AWS Lambda to scripting languages on bare metal where necessary.
Writing detailed specifications and work break down documents for upcoming work
Participation in standups retrospectives code reviews design reviews operational retrospectives.

About the team
Our team is focused on the building the key services supporting Outpost hardware. We have an enthusiastic and supportive team that enjoys working on the product we build. This team gets a very unique view of our technology through the site services we build and operate. Its a great team to join to expand your career in modern web services or to grow in the complexity of an industry leading managed service that brings AWS onpremise.

Our team is Vancouver based.

3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language

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

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The base salary for this position ranges from $114800/year up to $191800/year. Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.