Sr. Software Development Engineer, Big Data Technologies

CNSC; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tech industry is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to design scalable solutions and contribute to open source projects in Big Data Technologies. As part of Amazon's team, you will mentor junior engineers and work on cutting-edge technologies, driving massive-scale data processing capabilities.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Financial benefits

Equity grants

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional software development experience.
• 5+ years programming experience.
• 5+ years leading design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable solutions from the ground up.
• Scope problem spaces and lead critical-path implementations.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence technical direction.

Skills

Software development

Programming

Design/architecture

Mentoring

Distributed computing

Parallelization

Data processing

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon’s eCommerce Foundation (eCF) organization builds core components that drive the Amazon website and customer experience. Serving millions of page views and orders per day, we process petabytes of data from thousands of sources and support internal customers across AWS Redshift, EMR, Glue, LakeFormation, and SageMaker.

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As a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Big Data Technologies, you’ll design and build scalable solutions from the ground up. You will advance Ray with AWS technologies, mentor junior engineers, and partner with sophisticated customers to deliver massive-scale computing features.

About the role: Sr. Software Development Engineer, Big Data Technologies

You will contribute to bleeding-edge open source projects in distributed computing, data processing, and machine learning. You’ll translate complex requirements into architecture and deliver high-quality systems on time while staying current with rapidly evolving technologies.

Day-to-day, you’ll scope problem spaces, design scalable solutions, lead critical-path implementations, and mentor junior engineers, all while influencing technical direction across partner teams.

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Benefits and Salary

Amazon offers a competitive total compensation package including a base salary, equity grants, and a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits. Base salary range: $150,700–$251,700/year (depending on experience)

Job Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $150,700 – $251,700

Requirements / Skills

• Basic Qualifications: 5+ years professional software development; 5+ years programming experience; 5+ years leading design/architecture; mentoring or tech lead experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Full SDLC experience; Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent; expertise in distributed computing, parallelization, and massive-scale systems.

How to Apply

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