Software Development Engineer, EC2 Windows

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud service provider in Bellevue seeks a Software Development Engineer to develop innovative solutions for enterprise customers. This role involves working with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative team environment, focusing on Windows kernel and user-mode development. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in software engineering, particularly in C/C++ and distributed systems. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee discounts

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 1+ years in developing Windows user-mode or kernel-mode drivers.

Responsibilities

• Participate regularly in stand-ups and team meetings.
• Review design docs, code changes from team peers.
• Design, implement, and deploy the new software solution assigned.

Skills

C/C++

Distributed systems

Operating systems

Cloud technologies

Education

BS in CS/EE or related field

Tools

Windows driver development

AWS services

Job description

Software Development Engineer, EC2 Windows

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Description

Do you want to help shape the future of compute for the Amazon Web Services cloud?

Description

Do you want to help shape the future of compute for the Amazon Web Services cloud?

The EC2 Enterprise Workloads organization is responsible for tackling tough problems faced by enterprise customers via cloud-based solutions. The team uses cutting-edge technologies to develop large-scale platforms to help customers optimally run their business.

We are hiring experienced Software Development Engineers to make Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) the best place to run enterprise class workloads. As part of our team you will help build next generation services that simplifies how our customers and partners configure and manage high performance computing workloads on the cloud. You will closely work with various pre-release Amazon technologies and build services that handle large scale, highly available distributed systems.

We are looking for Software Development Engineers who are passionate about working on cutting edge technologies, who bring deep technical knowledge, and who have experience with distributed systems to drive technical design and implement end-end solutions. If you’re into operating systems, how software interfaces with hardware, file systems, or just working on challenging software problems where performance and code size still matter, come and join us. The ideal candidate for this position is a software engineer excited to work in a cloud scale environment who has prior experience of developing Windows user- or kernel-mode drivers in a system level programming language such as C/C++.

This position involves on-call responsibilities.

Key job responsibilities

This team and the role would be a good fit for you if you feel excited about the following

• innovate and come up with a vision to bring the best system software to enterprise customers
• improve the CI/CD process across multiple services/pipelines to increase development velocity
• work collaboratively with team and other teams on solution development of both user and kernel space applications
• work with Sr. SDE / Principal and Product management team to define solution technical roadmap
• analyze business requirements and provide solution design with estimated work effort
• create architecture design with resilience, scalability, and performance
• assure the highest quality bar relentlessly with software development best practices
• participate design and code review and provide insightful suggestions across products and/or teams
• mentor junior team members and develop the best
• participate in Agile development process and influence the process refinery
  
  

A day in the life

As a software development engineer, your daily tasks may include the following

• Participate regularly in stand-ups and team meetings
• Review design docs, code changes from team peers
• Design, implement, and deploy the new software solution assigned to you or owned by team
• Improve existing automation processes
• Go through backlogs related with products you or team own
• Participate in oncall rotation
• Have fun and learn new AWS services and Windows technologies.
  
  

About The Team

The EC2 Windows OST (OS Technologies) team owns the fundamental OS level software and services which enable the EC2 Windows offerings. We bring innovations to Windows OS so that Windows instances and enterprise workloads can perform best on AWS EC2 platforms. These innovations include but not limited to kernel drivers, user applications, and machine learning powered troubleshooting services. We also make efforts to provide fundamental support for other AWS teams to enable their services like Backup, High performance computing, Security and many others

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
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• BS in CS/EE or related field with 3+ years of experience or MS in CS/EE + 1+ years of experience.
• proficient in C/C++
• Computer Science fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, system architecture, software engineering basics
• 1+ years in developing Windows user-mode or kernel-mode drivers
• familiar with at least one Windows driver development model, such as NDDI, StorPort, WDM, WDF etc
• Deep understanding into OS level, familiar with either Windows or Linux kernel
• prior experience with at least one full software development cycle from architect, design, code, review, verification, automation, debugging / system-level troubleshooting, release / maintenance
  
  

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
• Programming experience with other higher level languages, like PowerShell, Python, Rust, Golang, etc
• Knowledge about Virtualization technologies, Cloud-computing concepts
• Prior experiences with some AWS services, like Lambdas, CodeBuild etc
• Knowledge or experience with software performance evaluation or benchmarking
• Results driven as well as open minded for out-of-box ideas
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, start-up like environment
• Passion to work with mission critical services and deliver the best to customers
  
  

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. 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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Job ID: A3020425

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology, Consulting, and Engineering

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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