This role is for engineers who will work on foundational distributed storage systems used across AWS services like S3 and DynamoDB. The team focuses on solving complex challenges in distributed systems, ensuring high availability and operational excellence. Engineers will collaborate with peers to design and implement robust solutions while maintaining a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. The position emphasizes the importance of operational excellence and making informed architectural decisions.

• 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
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience
• Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing
• Master's degree or equivalent

• Design, build, and operate secure, available, and performant systems.
• Solve difficult problems by applying appropriate technologies and architectural patterns.
• Create maintainable software without over-engineering and make appropriate trade-offs.
• Focus on operational excellence and understand how decisions impact operational costs.
• Implement changes that achieve stringent requirements for availability, security, and performance.
• Create and implement automation to improve system reliability and operational efficiency.
• Work closely with dependent teams to enhance system capabilities and resolve technical challenges.
• Drive investigations to root cause anomalies and deliver robust solutions.

• 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.