The Software Development Engineer position on the Amazon Opensearch Service team focuses on building a cloud-scale log analytics and search platform. The team is dedicated to creating innovative solutions for data management and analytics, working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. Engineers will tackle complex challenges related to search, data storage, and machine learning while contributing to open source projects. This role offers the opportunity to have a direct impact on a large number of AWS users and to drive the future of search and log analytics in the cloud.

• 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, including coding standards and code reviews
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Design, develop, and support a world-class search platform for various users
• Produce robust, efficient, and maintainable code primarily in Java, Python, and C/C++
• Work on core Opensearch and Apache Lucene open source software
• Address challenging problems in plug-ins, data storage, and query optimization
• Participate in setting a vision and objectives for Search Services
• Drive algorithm and architecture design and deliver results
• Collaborate with a motivated team to solve complex problems in a fun environment

• 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.