SDE, AWS OpenSearch Service, Opensearch

Are you interested in building out a cloud-scale log analytics and search platform Do you want to revolutionize the way people manage and derive insights from vast volumes of data in the cloud Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on a large number of AWS users Do you want to be part of a fast-growing AWS service and work in a fast paced startup style environment

Amazon Opensearch Service makes it easy to deploy operate and scale Opensearch for log analytics application monitoring full-text search and more. Amazon Opensearch Service is a fully managed service that delivers Opensearchs easy-to-use APIs and real-time capabilities along with offering predictable performance and seamless scalability for production workloads.

At AWS youll experience the benefits of working in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment while leveraging the resources of (AMZN) one of the worlds leading internet companies. The Amazon Opensearch Service team is part of the rapidly growing AWS Database and Analytics group. We are customer obsessed in a highly collaborative team-oriented environment.

Amazon Opensearch Service team designs develops and operates software that allows customers to index search and analyze documents at scale in a secure responsive and reliable environment. The team is tackling tough data search and analytics problems. As we expand at a tremendous rate we are looking for innovative engineers with a passion for data search analytics and distributed systems to join the team:

As a Software Development Engineer on the Amazon Open search Service team you will:
. Design develop and support a world-class search platform serving individuals and businesses of all sizes
Produce bullet-proof code that is robust efficient and maintainable; our primary languages are Java Python and C/C
. Work at the core of Opensearch and Apache Lucene open source software with opportunities to contribute to open source
. Work on challenging problems in areas such as data storage query optimization JVM performance optimization security machine learning and more.
Continually challenge what exists and explore what should be changed to best meet evolving customer needs
Possess expert knowledge in large scale distributed system design and engineering best practices
Participate in setting a vision and objectives for Search Services in alignment with customer needs and market opportunities
Drive and work on algorithm and architecture design execute and deliver results
Invent the future of search and log analytics in the cloud
Join a great group of motivated top-notch people and work with them to solve challenging problems in a fun collaborative environment

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- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship 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

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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 TX Austin - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually