Software Development Engineer, EC2 Edge Computing
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the pioneer and recognized leader in cloud computing. We provide a platform for IT infrastructure in-the-cloud that is used by hundreds of thousands of developers and businesses around the world. Our customers range from start-ups to leading web companies to Global 2000 companies across industries. AWS's customers are looking for ways to improve their business models and solve complex customer challenges leveraging AWS's robust suite of solutions.
With AWS Outposts, customers can run fully managed solutions delivering AWS infrastructure and services to virtually any on-premises or edge location for a truly consistent hybrid experience.
We are hiring a Software Development Engineer within Outpost’s Networking Engineering team. We are looking for a hands-on professional who is passionate about owning and continuously improving end-to-end technical processes through system solutions. Working backwards from our customer’s needs, you will be challenged to think big and support Outpost networking infrastructure by designing, building, and integrating systems that streamline operational processes.
The vision is clear and your ingenuity, experience, and customer obsession will drive the innovation cycle’s planning and execution. A successful candidate will be customer focused, passionate about using systems to solve complex problems, and able to balance delivering incremental improvements with long-term vision. A deep technical understanding and a desire to learn about complex systems is a must as you will bridge processes across many nuanced and complex systems. Solid systems development fundamentals and systems design skills will provide the foundation for your initial onboarding as you are coached and mentored by engineering and technical business experts to keep you on your desired career trajectory. Bring your curiosity and come work with a team of diverse professionals across multiple organizations and be part of building AWS’s future at the Edge.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative systems solutions to the market.
- Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
- Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
- Integrate industry standard AWS systems to scale operations in a fast-growing organization.
- Work in an agile and evolving environment to consistently deliver high-quality solutions.
A day in the life
As a member of this team, you will be responsible for the hands-on implementation of cross-org systems solutions to business problems, diving deep into complex issues, and designing the next big thing with scale in mind.
You will have opportunities to grow professionally through code reviews, design reviews, and formal mentorship from senior engineers.
About the team
Our team is focused on delivering software defined networking infrastructure to manage the connectivity to customer sites around the world. We own the health, scalability and stability of the secured networking connectivity to customer’s Outposts, You will work with subject matter experts in enterprise compute hardware, operating systems, networking, and customer-facing APIs to deliver the best customer experience in edge cloud computing.
We are passionate about making things work better. Come help us make tomorrow brighter for AWS customers around the world.
Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- 5+ years of contributing to new and current systems architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
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