This role is part of the Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) team, focusing on building high-throughput data classification systems that process billions of events daily. The team is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for email deliverability and engagement, while also combating email abuse. Engineers will collaborate across specialized groups to enhance performance and user experience. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on a service relied upon by businesses worldwide.

• 3+ years of building complex software systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 4+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl

• Design, build, and operate high-throughput data classification systems that process billions of events daily.
• Develop and maintain real-time data pipelines that aggregate signals from external partners into actionable metrics.
• Build and tune monitoring and alarm systems that balance detection sensitivity against operational noise.
• Investigate production issues end-to-end from initial alert through root cause to resolution.
• Create tooling and automation that accelerates investigation workflows and reduces manual toil.
• Interpret ambiguous or inconsistent external data sources and encode domain knowledge into reliable classification logic.
• Collaborate with partner teams to ensure signal quality drives correct downstream decisions.
• Participate in on-call rotation and contribute to operational excellence improvements.

• 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.