Senior Software Dev Engineer, Serverless Compute

Amazon • New York, NY

4d

About The Position

AWS Serverless Compute is at the heart of the Serverless movement. It is a fast
growing service that is becoming the default compute platform for a wide range
of applications including
executing
untrusted
and
AI generated
code
in
isolated
environments
with near-instant launch and resume capabilities.

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineers interested in driving the
evolution of virtualization and containerization platforms similar to Lambda. We
are responsible for the for the complete control plane that allows customers to
launch, suspend, clone, and terminate instances of their application while
maintaining the serverless benefits of built-in availability. Our services
creates millions of VMs on weekly basis and manages the VM lifecyle through
millions of transactions.

In this role you will work on developing features that help our customers build
solutions rather than manage infrastructure. There is a huge opportunity to
innovate and simplify for our customers. You will get the opportunity to work on
languages such as Java, TypeScript, Python, and Rust. Your responsibilities will
include collaborating with other engineers to build a large scale AWS service,
and work with senior leaders to define your team's roadmap. Come challenge
yourself in our team-oriented atmosphere, and watch yourself grow with one of
the most innovative and fastest growing areas.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 5+ 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

Responsibilities

• Lead Technical Strategy and Architecture - Define technical strategies and roadmaps spanning multiple teams, investigating and developing strategies to frame solution sets when the business problem is known but the technical strategy is not yet defined.
• Mentor and Develop Engineering Talent - Lead process creation and improvement projects while mentoring and coaching less experienced members of the organization.
• Design and Deliver Complex Solutions - Work on complex problems with multiple risks and roadblocks, designing and architecting cross-functional solutions.
• Drive Operational Excellence - Ensure operational excellence by identifying opportunities for automation, leading operational support, and resolving root causes of issues.
• Influence Cross-Team Collaboration - Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and partner teams to convert business needs into technical designs while building consensus.
• Deliver High-Quality, Scalable Software - Apply expertise in software engineering, agile methodology, and test-driven design to accomplish complex work assignments autonomously.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level