Software Development Engineer

Amazon.com, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking talented engineers to enhance their compute workload scheduling systems. In this role, you will work on optimizing how customers access scalable compute resources while collaborating with a dynamic team. Your strong background in software development, particularly in distributed systems and machine learning, will be critical in designing and operating large-scale systems. Join a vibrant culture that values innovation and teamwork, and make a significant impact in the cloud computing space. If you're passionate about solving complex problems and delivering results, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience with distributed systems.
• Experience with design patterns, reliability, and scaling.

Responsibilities

• Build systems that optimize EC2 instance requests with compute capacity.
• Collaborate with engineers to improve access to EC2 resources.

Skills

Software Development

Distributed Systems

Machine Learning

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Java

C++

C#

Job description

Build the systems that optimize how EC2 matches requests for Instances with the underlying compute capacity. EC2 Placement is seeking talented engineers to build the online and offline optimization systems for compute workload scheduling, and the customer capabilities to better manage those workloads. Amazon EC2 provides on-demand scalable compute capacity, and powers some of the largest services in the world. You will collaborate with a top-tier community of engineers to build systems to improve how customers are able to access EC2 compute resources.

The successful candidate will have strong software engineering experience, with a passion for thinking about, building and testing distributed systems. You have an interest in how Machine Learning and other optimization techniques can be applied to large-scale problems. You have demonstrated experience working with a team to design, build and operate large-scale systems. With strong engineering fundamentals, an analytical and data-driven approach to your work, and strong communication skills, you have the ability to collaborate well to deliver results. We move fast and work together on small teams to solve big problems.

If this opportunity sounds interesting, we would love to talk to you more about our work and the vibrant culture at AWS in Cape Town.

About the team

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
2. Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
3. Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
2. Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

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