Software Development Engineer, Route 53 Domains

Amazon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a qualified software developer to join the Route 53 Domains team in Vancouver. This role involves developing and operating backend services, contributing to system design, and troubleshooting production issues. A strong background in software development and design is required.

Ideal candidates will have over 4 years of experience in software development, including proficiency in languages like Java, C++, or C#. Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 4+ years of design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• 4+ years of programming using a modern programming language (Java, C++, or C#).

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate backend services in a production environment.
• Contribute to system design, code reviews, and operational excellence.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.

Skills

Software development

System design

Object-oriented design

Collaboration

Job description

Route 53 Domains is the domain registration service within Amazon Web Services, enabling millions of customers to register, transfer, renew, and manage domain names across hundreds of Top-Level Domains (TLDs). We operate at scale, integrating with domain registries worldwide and managing critical infrastructure that underpins our customers' online presence.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and operate backend services in a high-availability, production environment
• Contribute to system design, code reviews, and operational excellence
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, participate in on-call rotations
• Write automated tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, support, and partner teams

Basic Requirements

• 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 4+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 4+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for full software development life cycle, including software architectures, continuous deployments, and operational excellence

4+ years of professional software development experience; 4+ years of system design and architecture experience; 4+ years of programming in Java, C++, or C# with object-oriented design