Senior Software Development Engineer, EBS, AWS DRS

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) is a disaster recovery service provided by AWS that enables organizations to minimize downtime and data loss with fast reliable recovery of on-premises and cloud-based applications. DRS uses cost-effective AWS resources to maintain an up-to-date copy of source servers on AWS allowing for point-in-time recovery and failback to the primary site after an issue is resolved.

We are looking for passionate software developers to join out team and help to solve a challenging set of problems in a space packed full of this role you will participate in the full life cycle of AWS services including requirements definition software design implementation and ownership of the product.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic with working on mission critical applications that operate at scale. They will also be passionate about technology and working with the best software developers in the world to innovate and provide our customers an unparalleled experience.

Key job responsibilities
As a key member of the engineering team you will have significant influence on our product strategy. Your role will involve helping define product features refining system architecture and spearheading best practices that enable a quality product. Youll be instrumental in designing and implementing solutions that meet high availability performance and security requirements while setting the foundation for the next phase of our product and beyond. Your commitment to teamwork and strong communication skills will be crucial as you interact with both business and technical partners.

Creating a reliable scalable and high-performance service requires exceptional technical expertise a sound understanding of Computer Science fundamentals and practical experience building large-scale distributed systems. Were looking for someone who enjoys working on complex system software is customer-centric and feels strongly about building good software as well as making that software achieve its operational goals. You should also maintain a forward-looking attitude staying aware of the latest technology trends.

In this role youll actively participate in product definition technical architecture review iterative development and code review. Youll develop automation testing to verify functionality as part of our CI/CD pipeline and provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of scalable and robust solutions. Operational excellence is key so youll also participate in on-call rotations and incident response.

We value continuous improvement and technical excellence. As such youll have the opportunity to mentor team members on technologies and best practices. Your verbal and written communication skills will be essential as you collaborate with the team and stakeholders.

- 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

- 5 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.

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 $151300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261500/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.