Software Development Engineer II - Blackfoot (AWS), NTMonitor

Amazon Web Services is looking for experienced engineering Leader to help define and build the future of cloud computing! This position is with a newly formed EC2 Networking team and you will lead a team contributing towards a new business initiative to empower rapid analysis for petascale EC2 network and also provide highly available control & distribution plane services that enable critical network connectivity in EC2

We are a core team in AWS EC2 organization to enable critical services that underpin the network. As a SDE for VPC you will be responsible for influencing and shaping the direction of our services as well as working on a new initiative. You will define plan and execute on deliverables that drive game changing improvements for internal and external customers alike. VPC operates at large scale and enable customers to build high availability systems worldwide so a passion and discipline around operational excellence is key.

With the extensive network and access to Principal Sr. Principal and Distinguished Engineers across EC2 AWS and Amazon there are many stretch opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge.

Your responsibilities will include:

Being an engineer on a small team mentoring junior engineers ensuring the right development practices are followed.
Be very handson; work with the engineering team to manage the daytoday development activities by leading architecture decisions participating in designs design review code review and implementation.
Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology always on a look out for new technologies and work with management and development team in bringing new technologies.
Communicating with users other technical teams and senior management to collect requirements describe software product features technical designs and product strategy

About Us:

Inclusive Team Culture:
Our team is diverse! We drive towards an inclusive culture and work environment. We are intentional about attracting developing and retaining amazing talent from diverse backgrounds. Team members are active in Amazons 10 affinity groups sometimes known as employee resource groups which bring employees together across businesses and locations around the world. These range from groups such as the Black Employee Network Latinos at Amazon Indigenous at Amazon Families at Amazon Amazon Women and Engineering LGBTQ Warriors at Amazon (Military) Amazon People With Disabilities and more.

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. This position involves oncall responsibilities typically for one week every two months. We dont like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do get paged we work together to resolve the root cause so that we dont get paged for the same issue twice.

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.

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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location 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. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.