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Software Development Engineer 3 AWS DataSync - Boston, MA

Do you want to join a team of creative and talented software engineers who are helping to revolutionize hybrid storage and data movement to the cloud? Do you want to be a part of one of the newest AWS services and have the chance to help define and build its future? Do you want to share in the excitement and challenge of building world class software solutions within the fastest growing division of Amazon? If you answered yes to these questions and then come be a part of the AWS DataSync team.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon, with over a million active customers in 190 countries around the world. AWSs code serves millions of requests per second and it does so with sub-second latency and in a fault tolerant manner.

AWS DataSync is looking for innovative engineers with a passion for solving challenging problems to join the team and help evolve the service. DataSync enables customers to simplify and automate the movement of data between on-premises storage and the AWS cloud at speeds 10 times faster than open source solutions. If you enjoy creating software and solutions which have real customer impact, this is your chance to join a team early its life and help shape the future of a growing service.

As a software development engineer on the DataSync team, you will be a key contributor to the future direction and growth of the service. You will be part of a team of highly productive and action-oriented professionals and help architect and implement the next set of features and functionality. You will investigate operational issues, resolve customer challenges and help maintain and enhance the operational excellence that creates loyal AWS customers. In short, as a member this team you will be given the opportunity to make fundamental contributions to the design and architecture of the service and to grow your technical and professional skills while helping DataSync and AWS grow.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. Most days, our entire team is co-located in the Boston office, but were also flexible when people occasionally need to work from home. We generally keep core in-office hours from 10am to 4pm. About half of us come in earlier and the other half of us stay later.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting 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 senior engineers truly enjoy mentoring more junior engineers and engineers from non-traditional backgrounds through one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews.
We care about your career growth. We try to assign projects and tasks based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Inclusive Team Culture
Our team is intentional about attracting, developing, and retaining amazing talent from diverse backgrounds. Yes we do get to build a really cool service, but we also think a big reason for that is the inclusive and welcoming culture we try to cultivate every day.
Were looking for a new teammate who is enthusiastic, empathetic, curious, motivated, reliable, and able to work effectively with a diverse team of peers; someone who will help us amplify the positive & inclusive team culture weve been building.

This is a full-time position and is based in our Boston, MA office located in the Seaport District with parking, easy T access to South Station, and a beautiful view of Boston Harbor.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

8 + years of experience building production software systems
4+ years of data ingest and analysis architecture work to deliver high fidelity metrics at scale
4+ years experience working on cross company projects
2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
4+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C including object-oriented design

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience operating on cross-functional teams across company divisions.
Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences.
Hands on experience leading large-scale global big data / analytics projects.
Familiarity with tools such as Spark, Kafka, or Hive.
Experience designing and implementing data architecture solutions in business environments such as large enterprises and start-ups.
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