Job Description

DESCRIPTION

AWS is looking for a customer obsessed Software Development Engineer to join our ranks and develop new, challenging cloud-native software and infrastructure responsible for providing critical Business Intelligence data to our customers.

The ideal candidate loves to learn, share ideas and invent. The candidate should come prepared with an understanding of OO software design and implementation experience, strong knowledge of web protocols, and an in-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix tools and architecture, preferably in Python, but also be willing to learn and be curious as necessary. Experience with web-based applications and/or web services-based applications, especially at massive scale and in a DevOps environment, are very applicable and helpful.

You will conduct software development and DevOps engineering tasks including but not limited to:
Implement best practices in modern software engineering: design, implementation, testing, version control, documentation, deployment, monitoring and operations
Write high quality code that is robust and can be delivered and maintained by customers
Build flexible systems choosing simple, straightforward solutions over more complex ones
Possess self-drive to dive deep and maintain progress even in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge
Encourage and support knowledge-sharing within team and external groups
Communicate clearly both verbally and in writing, within team and external groups
Participate in an on-call rotation
Work with many AWS technologies like ElasticSearch, SQS, Kinesis Data Streams, and more

This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia, where Amazon will invest $2.5 billion dollars, occupy 4 million square feet of energy efficient office space, and create at least 25,000 new full-time jobs. Our employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates, public transportation improvements, and new access to Reagan National Airport. By working together on behalf of our customers, we are building the future one innovative product, service, and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the challenge? Come build the future with us.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph and satisfy other security related requirements.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field
Possess Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language such as C, C++, Java, Python, Scala, Ruby, C, etc.
Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Proficiency with technologies like ElasticSearch, SQS and Kinesis Data Streams
Experience building and maintaining Grafana dashboards
Experience with distributed systems, algorithms, and databases
Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle
Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazons culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

We are dedicated to supporting our new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we arent focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, were happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced lifeboth in and outside of work.

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.

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