The AWS EMR Control Plane team is seeking engineers to work on scaling a heavily used AWS service focused on large-scale distributed systems. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with senior engineers and work on innovative features for Amazon EMR, the leading cloud-native big data platform. Candidates will engage with various AWS technologies and contribute to solving complex problems while learning from domain experts. A passion for engineering and curiosity are highly valued in this collaborative environment.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Experience in networking, large-scale distributed systems or a related field
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and operations
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Collaborate with a team to develop innovative features for Amazon EMR
• Work on scaling and improving the performance of AWS services
• Engage with various AWS technologies such as DynamoDB, Lambdas, and EC2
• Learn and apply knowledge of distributed systems and big data processing
• Participate in code reviews and adhere to coding standards

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.