Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Search & Analytics

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 168,100 - 227,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Bellevue, WA seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer to design, develop, and support a world-class OpenSearch-based search platform for AWS customers.

You will work on distributed systems, data storage, and AI-powered workloads at cloud scale. Ideal candidates have strong Java and Python skills, 5+ years in software development, and prior leadership or mentoring experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support a world-class search platform serving customers of all sizes.
• Produce robust, efficient, and maintainable code; our primary languages are Java and Python.
• Work on OpenSearch open-source software with opportunities to contribute upstream.
• Work on challenging problems in distributed systems, AI, data storage, query optimization, high availability, and security.
• Lead architecture and design decisions, and mentor other engineers on the team.
• Continually challenge what exists and explore what should be changed to best meet evolving customer needs.
• Drive algorithm and architecture design, execute and deliver results.
• Invent the future of search and analytics in the cloud.

Skills

Java

Python

Distributed Systems

OpenSearch

Mentor/Tech Lead

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

OpenSearch

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Bellevue, WA seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer to design, develop, and support a world-class OpenSearch-based search platform for AWS customers.

You will work on distributed systems, data storage, and AI-powered workloads at cloud scale. Ideal candidates have strong Java and Python skills, 5+ years in software development, and prior leadership or mentoring experience.