Amazon Web Services Hiring for Senior Software Development Engineer at Chicago, Illinois Full Time

Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a fast-growing business at Amazon. We are passionate about thinking big, innovating on behalf of our customers, and tackling problems at scale. Today, Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. One in two of our customers come to us for help creating the future of the internet, and you will own the customer experience for the cloud-based tools they use.

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), Security is job zero. Our team is responsible for inventing new security services that enable and automate security solutions at AWS’ massive scale. We are looking for a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to help innovate and build new services from the ground up that will make security and innovation simultaneous for AWS product teams. You will have the opportunity to define, design, build, and operate new services from end to end in collaboration with industry leading security experts. You will work in an agile team to translate business requirements from senior leadership into tools and services that will influence how AWS product teams securely deliver the world’s largest cloud platform. Come build with us!

We are looking for a Senior SDE who is excited about engineering services and systems at AWS scale. You’ll be designing for the AWS cloud on the AWS cloud. In this role you will be responsible for the architecture, design and implementation of highly scalable distributed systems that provide availability, scalability and latency guarantees. In addition, you will raise the standards of the organization by mentoring junior engineers, interviewing and up-leveling the coding standards. This is a highly visible program across AWS where you will have the opportunity to have a huge impact.

**This role is open to alternative locations including: Chicago IL, New York, NY – Boston, MA – Seattle, WA – Herndon, VA – Arlington, VA – Baltimore, MD – San Luis Obispo, CA – San Diego, CA.

Role and Responsibilities:

· Design, build and test software solutions for the AWS Security suite of products.

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· Provide software development expertise in support of AWS Security

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· Directly represent the team to business leader and technical staff at all levels of the company

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· Demonstrate “exceptional” judgment, integrity, business acumen, and communication skills.

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· Prepare and present detailed, written technical information for internal and external audiences

Inclusive Team Culture

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. Amazon’s 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.

Work/Life Balance

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 aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· 4+ years of professional software development experience

· 3+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

· 2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or 8+ years of equivalent professional or military experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Experience taking a lead role in architecting, designing, and building complex software systems

· Ability to translate raw requirements into well designed solutions

· Ability to lead development of critical platform components and influence other teams through solid software development or operational excellence recommendations

· Strong understanding of software development in a team, and a track record of shipping great software on time

· Solid understanding of design patterns and how to best utilize them

· Familiarity with application security like OWASP

· Strong understanding of the tradeoffs between different data storage options

· Experience building cloud applications with AWS cloud

· Exposure to data streaming and messaging platforms such as Kafka, Kinesis, SNS, SQS

· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role

· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us