Senior Software Development Engineer

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

These are all greenfield projects offering a rare opportunity to build systems from the ground up. You will be part of a new organization within AWS building large scale distributed applications. We will be designing and developing these systems from scratch utilizing technologies and frameworks like reactive micro services serverless computing and distributed NoSQL data stores.

If you have a solid understanding of fundamental algorithms and system design and are able to produce bulletproof code we are looking for you. To succeed in this role you must be passionate about delivering high-quality designs and components. You must be creative in solving hard problems and unafraid to think out-of-the-box.


Key job responsibilities
1. Solve complex architecture and business problems to come up with extensible solutions.
2. Write high quality code that are modular functional and testable.
3. Formally mentor junior engineers on design coding and troubleshooting.
4. Communicate collaborate and work effectively in a global environment.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

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Work/Life Balance
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 5 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team

- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience with full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- 5 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team

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