Software Development Engineer, Amazon Elastic VMware Service(EVS)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the Elastic VMware Service (EVS) team in Seattle, WA. You will design and build distributed systems at cloud scale, focusing on VMware-based workloads on AWS.

You will own features end-to-end, from requirements and design to deployment and operations, with a strong emphasis on customer outcomes. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of professional software development, experience with large-scale systems, and proficiency in C#, C++, Java, or

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered, multi‑threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• 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

• As a Software Development Engineer on the Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) team, you will obsess over customers, delivering first‑class experiences by understanding their challenges and crafting solutions that exceed expectations.
• You’ll take ownership of ambiguous problems, from architecting distributed systems at cloud scale to resolving complex integration issues, defining problem spaces and delivering robust solutions.
• Your work spans the complete software development lifecycle: requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support.

Skills

C#

C++

Java

Perl

OOD

Distributed systems

Cloud scale

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Description

Are you passionate about designing and developing highly available and large-scale distributed systems? Would you like to invent and build solutions for customers that truly make a difference in their business? Are you an experienced software development engineer and a self‑starter who is excited to build something new and work at cloud scale? If the answer is yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you to work in the Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) team.

A wave of innovation is bringing sweeping changes to EC2 services with new virtualization capabilities, deep platform integrations, and unimaginable scale revolutionizing traditional thinking around how we run enterprise workloads in the cloud. We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to build new capabilities to help customers run VMware‑based workloads on AWS. The AWS Commercial Applications team within Amazon EC2 defines and builds integrations with external software applications running in cloud environments and helps to modernize enterprise customer workloads.

Our team continues to expand Amazon EVS and is building new capabilities for our customers migrating and running VMware‑based workloads on AWS.

Key Job Responsibilities

As a Software Development Engineer on the Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) team, you will obsess over customers, delivering first‑class experiences by understanding their challenges and crafting solutions that exceed expectations. You’ll take ownership of ambiguous problems, from architecting distributed systems at cloud scale to resolving complex integration issues, defining problem spaces and delivering robust solutions. Your work spans the complete software development lifecycle: requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support. You’ll use data to drive decisions, instrumenting systems with meaningful metrics and validating assumptions through experimentation. Finally, you’ll contribute to building a world‑class team by learning from talented engineers, mentoring teammates, and elevating the entire team’s capabilities through your technical leadership.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered, multi‑threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually