Software Development Engineer, AWS Vetting

Job Description

The position is based in Seattle, WA and involves building massively scalable systems for AWS infrastructure.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• Solve complex problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices
• Focus on a major portion of existing or new team software, including large or significant component, set of features, mid-size application or service
• Work with your team to invent, design and build stable and performant software
• Work on project ideas with customers, stakeholders, peers and helping balance customer requirements with team requirements
• Improve and focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions
• Work to resolve the root cause of complex problems, leaving software better and easier to maintain than when you found it
• Support training new team-mates on how your team’s software is constructed, how it operates, how secure it is, and how it fits into the bigger picture

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (multiple plan options)
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for mental health support
• 401(k) with company match and various investment choices
• Company-paid life/AD&D and disability insurance
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) for employee ownership
• Child care and elder care referrals, adoption assistance
• Paid maternity and parental leave (including Ramp Back)
• Paid time off (PTO) and company holidays
• Employee discount on Amazon.com products
• Career Choice program (95% tuition and textbook coverage)