Software Dev Engineer - Glacier Storage Systems

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,700 - 194,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design and implement a distributed storage service for S3 Glacier at extreme scale. The role involves leading design efforts, contributing across Java and low-level systems, and owning test automation and on-call processes.

You will work with a team focused on scalable storage technologies, mentored growth, and a culture valuing ownership and customer outcomes. Seattle-based, with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience of new and existing systems.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of a distributed storage service at scale.
• Work on Java-based services and low-level systems code.
• Own testing, verification, and on-call processes.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver reliable storage solutions.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Leadership potential

Mentoring

On-call experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

C++

C#

Perl

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design and implement a distributed storage service for S3 Glacier at extreme scale. The role involves leading design efforts, contributing across Java and low-level systems, and owning test automation and on-call processes.

You will work with a team focused on scalable storage technologies, mentored growth, and a culture valuing ownership and customer outcomes. Seattle-based, with competitive benefits.