Managing trillions of objects in storage, retrieving them in sub-x ms, building software that deploys to tens of thousands of hosts, achieving 99.999999999% (you read that right, that's 11 nines!) durability. These are just a few of the numbers that give you a sense of the scale of the exciting problems you will encounter every day working in Simple Storage Service (S3). Amazon S3 powers businesses across the globe that improve consumers' lives daily. Whether it's electronic content delivered to your home, technology that enhances your remote working experience, allows you to plan travel to exotic places, or simply get items delivered to your doorstep, S3 is there. As a Software Dev Engineer II in S3, you get to deliver these capabilities and delight our customers alongside teams of talented engineers and leaders.
We are currently seeking talented software development engineers to join our Amazon S3 Index Control Plane team. Cloud computing represents a fundamental shift in how businesses think about managing their information needs. While this emerging area of computing has seen tremendous growth over the past years, we are still in the early stages of realizing its full potential. We seek smart and passionate individuals to help us define this exciting new technology.
Our team is deeply passionate about the incredible opportunity that Amazon S3 presents and about cloud computing in general. You will have the opportunity to deliver high-quality technology products/services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift rapidly.
The S3 Index Control Plane team owns an aggregate set of services, metadata, workflows, and tools that manage capacity expansion, heat management, and data durability for the S3 Index. The team is responsible for ensuring that customers can access and write primary keys for their S3 objects in a highly available, highly performant, and scalable manner.
Engineers in this role proactively engage with multiple teams in S3 Index for their day-to-day operations. They are trusted with autonomy and are required to develop solutions within defined technical strategies. They understand team architectures and make technical trade-off decisions at the service level while driving operational excellence.
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 customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
About 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.
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.
Mentorship & 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.- 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
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary for this position ranges from $114,800/year up to $191,800/year. Salary is based on a number of factors 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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
