Sr SDE, S3 Object API

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world leader in providing a highly reliable scalable low-cost cloud platform that powers some of the worlds most innovative companies. A flagship service of AWS is the Simple Storage Service (S3) which hosts trillions of objects for a variety of applications ranging from backups to photo storage to Big Data. Customer usage of S3 continues to grow exponentially and we are constantly expanding our global footprint with new AWS regions.

S3 is looking for a senior engineer for the S3 Object API team. The team designs implements operates and improves the S3 API processing for all of S3. Our software processes millions of requests per second and bandwidth measured in terabits per second. We solve challenging customer problems driving change across S3s vast customer base. You will lead your peer engineers on the team to deliver high-quality and scalable software. You will drive innovation to build the next generation of software to handle our exponential growth. You will code systems and services that allow rapid development to meet the fast-paced nature and interesting challenges that are at the heart of S3s culture.

This is a rare opportunity to make a significant impact on one of the largest cloud services in the world. Join us today!

Key job responsibilities
What Youll Do:

- Design develop and maintain highly available services powering Amazon S3
- Build tools and automation to streamline operations improve CI/CD pipelines and reduce operational load
- Drive best practices for code quality fleet health security and reliability
- Mentor junior engineers helping them grow their skills and effectiveness
- Participate in design reviews operations meetings and leadership discussions
- Write clear documentation to help teams get the most from our services and tools

What to Expect:

- Ship code frequently and see its real-world impact on a vast customer base
- Work alongside engineers who obsess over performance availability scalability and durability
- Participate in an on-call rotationwe invest heavily in automation and testing to minimize disruptions
- Enjoy a team culture that values work/life balance while maintaining high standards

Our Philosophy:
At AWS if you build it you own it. We hold a high bar for test automation design reviews and operational excellencebecause our customers demand nothing less.


About the team
About AWS
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Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.


- 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.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 168100.00 - 227400.00 USD annually