Key job responsibilities
Design, implement, test, and deploy software features across the full development lifecycle for Amazon WorkSpaces producing high-quality maintainable code that others on the team can extend.
Collaborate with senior engineers product managers and cross-functional partners across AWS to define technical solutions that address customer needs and align with long-term architectural strategy.
Identify root causes of operational issues and drive permanent fixes that continuously improve system reliability and performance.
Coach other engineers through code reviews and design discussions sharing knowledge that raises the technical bar across the team.
Evaluate new technologies and approaches, recommending adoption where appropriate to improve scalability security or developer productivity within the WorkSpaces platform.
A day in the life
You start your morning reviewing deployment metrics from a feature you shipped earlier in the week then join a design discussion with teammates about a new provisioning workflow. After lunch you pair with a colleague on a tricky integration test provide feedback on a code review and wrap up by documenting an architectural decision for the team wiki. Your work spans the full stack and you regularly interact with product managers and partner teams to ensure what you build solves real customer problems.
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
Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
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USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
