Software Development Engineer III, Platform Engineering & Emerging Technology

Amazon.com, Inc.•Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Would you like to implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the world's most complex technical problems? Do you have a deep passion and desire to engineer and operate the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to build a better world for future generations? This is an exciting opportunity to use the latest cloud computing technologies to help U.S. Government agencies implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems. AWS established a specialized group of service teams responsible for the work we are doing with the U.S. Intelligence Community. We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world, and we need adaptable people to help us implement and operate them. 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 their cloud services. The candidate selected must obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level. Upon start, the selected candidate will be sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work. For more information, reach out to Christine Price at [email protected] 10012

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
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
Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above

Responsibilities

Lead and architect system-wide solutions spanning multiple engineers and teams
Drive technology strategy decisions, balancing short-term delivery with long-term vision
Provide technical leadership in ambiguous environments where technology strategy needs to be defined
Build consensus across teams and drive adoption of engineering best practices
Mentor and coach other engineers, fostering a culture of robust software development
Establish and improve operational practices including monitoring, telemetry, and incident management
Identify and resolve root causes of endemic problems affecting multiple teams
Design and maintain scalable, simple, and maintainable systems
Effectively communicate technical designs and decisions to various audiences
Lead technical design discussions and architecture reviews
Guide junior engineers through complex problem-solving
Review and provide feedback on designs and code from team members
Participate in operational excellence activities including on-call rotations
Engage with stakeholders to understand requirements and constraints
Work with security teams to ensure solutions meet compliance requirements
Drive continuous improvement in team processes and technical practices

Benefits

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.

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