This role involves leading the design and implementation of a distributed storage service at cloud scale within the AWS Utility Computing team. The engineer will work on both high-level service development in Java and low-level systems coding that interfaces with hardware. The position emphasizes solving complex computer science problems and innovating in the data storage space. The team values work-life balance and provides opportunities for mentorship and career growth.

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
• 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
• 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Lead the design and implementation of a distributed storage service that operates at cloud scale.
• Develop distributed system services in Java and perform low-level systems coding.
• Work on bringing new systems to production use and solve challenging computer science problems.
• Reduce the internal cost of migrating customer data to Glacier storage media.
• Effectively place customer data for easier and faster retrievals.
• Own the migration pipeline from discovering customer data to generating media-ready data units.
• Optimize processes to migrate data quickly and securely.

• 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.