Software Development Engineer, JDK, Amazon Corretto JDK

Are you passionate about Open Source Would you like to work on a widely-used project used to run critical services across the Internet Are you curious about new technologies especially around operating systems hardware platforms deployment technologies infrastructure and automation The Amazon Corretto team is looking for engineers to work on features in these areas for the Corretto OpenJDK distribution.

As a Software Development Engineer on the team you will play a pivotal role in maintaining enhancing and releasing Corretto JDK. You will actively participate in the OpenJDK and Corretto user communities work on mission-critical infrastructure automation tooling and hardware. You will develop best practices refine operational procedures scale operations and continuously identify growth areas within the existing frameworks tools and processes to develop new technical mechanisms to optimize our operations. You will learn about new operating systems platforms and AWS services. You will deep dive to root cause customer issues and work closely with top engineers at Amazon and service owners who provide Corretto-based services to meet customer needs.

An ideal candidate is autonomous detail-oriented possesses strong written and verbal communication skills and has experience in designing building delivering and maintaining critical software systems. You will guide the entire lifecycle of releases from creation to deployment ensuring the security of the release process and fostering a security-aware culture. This position offers the unique opportunity to contribute to OpenJDK an open-source software used by hundreds of millions of developers.

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.


About the team
The Amazon Corretto JDK team owns Amazons public distribution of the open-source OpenJDK project. We provide certified thoroughly tested OpenJDK builds for both internal Amazon services and external customers across a wide range of operating systems and architectures. Our engineers are active contributors to the OpenJDK community developing new features submitting bug fixes and backporting enhancements to upstream projects. The Corretto team is composed of OpenJDK Authors Committers and Reviewers some with decades of experience in JDK internals language design compilers and managed runtimes.

Because Java powers the majority of Amazons services and nearly all public-facing AWS offerings we have a vested interest in delivering the most secure high-performance JDK. By sharing our enhancements with customers and the broader open-source community we ensure our work benefits everyone. We leverage insights gained from running some of the worlds largest Java deployments to guide our investments. As firm believers in open source were looking for like-minded engineers who thrive on transparency community engagement and delivering production-quality software in the open.

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 one-on-one mentoring constructive design and code reviews. We care about career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer.

About AWS
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Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle including coding standards software architectures code reviews source control management continuous deployments testing and operational excellence
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java C or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes

- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience working with multiple operating systems (macOS Windows Linux)

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.