Senior Software Development Engineer

at  Amazon Development Center US Inc B02

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development 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 programming with at least one software programming language experience
  Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is storage for the Internet. Through the use of pioneering techniques in distributed computing, developers are able to durably store their data on Amazon’s proven computing infrastructure to achieve virtually limitless storage capacity at minimal cost. Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. It gives any developer access to the same highly scalable, reliable, secure, fast, inexpensive infrastructure that Amazon uses to run its own global network of web sites. The service aims to maximize benefits of scale and to pass those benefits on to developers.
  We are seeking a talented Senior Software Development Engineer to join our S3 Volume Management Services organization to build new and evolve existing systems focused on hard drive reliability, leveraging telemetry gathered from across our huge fleets to make decisions on the current and future health of drives. You will contribute towards our continuously increasing scale as we develop new services and integrate with other S3 and AWS teams. To meet and exceed our customers’ expectations, we are constantly working on software innovation, process automation, and improving cloud storage infrastructure. We seek smart, passionate and visionary people to help us deliver this industry leading technology.
  Our team is clearly passionate about the incredible opportunity that Amazon S3 presents and about distributed systems in general. You will have the opportunity to deliver high quality technology products/services in a hyper-growth environment delivering AWS and S-Team level goals. You will be able to utilize your experience in building, managing, and mentoring engineering teams, while building, operating or using web-based services.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, implementation, deployment and maintenance of innovative software solutions to transform service performance, availability, cost, and security.
• Use Java/Java based frameworks and software engineering best practices to ensure the standard of quality of all team deliverables.
• Write high quality distributed system software.
• Work in an agile development environment, where you are always working on the most important stuff.
• Mentor junior software development engineers

A day in the life
A Senior Software Development Engineer in this role will be responsible for developing the architectural vision, upholding best practices and quality standards, delivering high quality engineering solutions and code. You will work daily with Principal Engineers, other Senior Engineers and senior leadership across S3 and our partners in other AWS organizations to prioritize the right solutions for the long-term success of S3 and AWS storage health. You will mentor junior engineers, help develop and deliver multi-year organizational roadmaps focused on the technical and customer solutions necessary to support our ongoing customer growth and platform diversity.
About the team
We are a new organization focused on designing, building and supporting critical new services. Our team works to focus on current and future operational health while iterating quickly in an exciting and hugely impactful space, giving the opportunity to work with experienced Amazonians across AWS. Our leaders are focused on providing a supportive, inclusive environment with excellent opportunities for growth.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Seattle, WA, USA

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor’s degree

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $134,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site

• Design, implementation, deployment and maintenance of innovative software solutions to transform service performance, availability, cost, and security.
• Use Java/Java based frameworks and software engineering best practices to ensure the standard of quality of all team deliverables.
• Write high quality distributed system software.
• Work in an agile development environment, where you are always working on the most important stuff.
• Mentor junior software development engineer