We have developed and maintained a wide gamut of tools to help planning/scaling/operating our network seamlessly and automatically. We are now facing the next challenge: providing a software ecosystem capable of amalgamating all tools, operations, procedures in a single manageable, scalable, automated entity.
The ideal candidate will be clearly passionate about the large opportunity for software innovation that Amazon’s network presents and about web services in general. This person has thrived and succeeded in delivering high quality solutions in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift fast. If you're looking to solve challenging technical problems and create great products that protect and enhance customer availability, then we would like to talk to you.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will be part of a two-pizza team in an org of 100+ engineers. As a software development engineer, you will:
1. Take end to end ownership of the software development life cycle. This includes design, testing, deployment and operating
2. Help establish technical direction, foster team culture, grow junior engineers and deliver exciting features to internal and external customers.
3. Be very hands-on; work with the engineering team to manage the day-to-day development activities by leading architecture decisions, participating in designs, design review, code review, and implementation
Champion operational, technical and process improvements
4. Work with your manager and other engineers in delivering to the roadmap
5. Interact with customers to respond to queries, issues, and complaints
A day in the life
A day in the life
You will have the opportunity to design and implement systems that delight our customers. The technical skills that will make you successful: Programming languages such as; Python, Java etc , System design Rust (optional) , Network fundamentals. Collaborate with other engineers towards broader organizational goals and projects. Collaborate with product and program managers, principal engineers for feature definition and delivery, Work with other AWS teams to build innovative solutions that create value for our customers, supporting them in their network deployment activities, Contribute to technical designs.
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
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Acknowledgement of country
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement
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