Software Development Engineer, AWS
Berkshire, England, gb
Would you like to help implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the most complex technical problems? Are you excited by the prospect of designing, building and evolving the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to provide a better world for future generations?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) conceives, builds and operates some of the largest internet infrastructure on the planet; providing companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud. With AWS, customers provision compute power, storage, database, and other cloud resources as their business demands them. To meet the growing demand for AWS Services around the globe, we need exceptionally motivated people who are driven by learning and innovation.
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
If you join us, you’ll be part of a world-class team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain world class experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about cloud computing, believe that first class service is critical to customer success, and are committed to improvement.
Top reasons to join our team:
Be a catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive products that are growing rapidly
Define, build, own, and run a service in high growth environment
Solve unique and first-order problems in massive-scale areas such as compute services, DynamoDB/NoSQL databases, Glacier and S3 data lakes, and many other AWS Services
Learn how to build and operate distributed systems at massive scale
Build and influence the tools and utilities that are part of the AWS fleet running our internal services
Key job responsibilities
We are looking for software engineers who use technology to solve problems in collaboration with team members. You may create or have responsibility to improve or invent small tools or components. You will have the ability to take a defined design and turn it into code and deliver it on schedule, using appropriate technologies and seeking input and guidance from senior engineers in the team. You will write secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects. You may also be part of an on-call rotation within your team and, in the event of problems, are able to troubleshoot, research the root cause and thoroughly resolve defects.
A day in the life
WHAT DOES A SOFTWARE ENGINEER DO AT AMAZON?
Amazon has a collaborative, purposeful and enthusiastic environment where we “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.” On a typical day engineers might deep dive to root cause a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way, consult with the top engineers at Amazon, or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues.
As a software engineer in Amazon, you will have technical ownership of your designs and services. Responsibilities include designing, coding, reviewing, testing, fixing, researching, deploying and maintaining services and code in Amazon cloud production environments.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, or experience in software development- Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
- Experience with at least one modern language such as Java, Python, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Knowledge of computer science fundamentals such as object-oriented design, operating systems, algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent