Description

Are you looking to help define a new architectural pattern to solve for the complexity of high-volume, high-scale, high-velocity microservices architecture? Then this role is for you. The Traffic Engineering team is looking for a talented and passionate Software Development Engineer to play a critical role in building Amazon’s next-gen data lakes and cloud networking fabric that will help drive innovation at Amazon. You will have the opportunity to re-define and automate how Amazon services connect with each other. Deliver frictionless connectivity experience innovating alongside teams at Amazon.com, Alexa, Kindle, Prime, and others. Work hard, have fun, make history!

Key job responsibilities

The ideal candidate is a champion of engineering excellence and improves quality, consistency, maintainability, performance, and security with every code commit. In addition, he/she contributes elegant, practical code that solves the most difficult problems at Amazon scale.

There are no limits to the contribution and impact this role can have, so get ready to make history!

About the team

Our team is embarking on a journey to develop the next generation of networking software for customers. Your work will be highly visible and is instrumental in helping Amazon serve record breaking amounts everyday including flagship events such as Prime Day. If you love building high performance software that's focused on best-in-class networking, data processing, security, and leverages AWS technologies, we have the job for you.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

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 $151,300/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.