Software Development Engineer, FSx for OpenZFS

Amazon; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Software Development Engineer for their FSx for OpenZFS team in Boston. The role involves end-to-end engineering ownership, designing high-performance cloud storage solutions, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a strong background in software development and design patterns. The company values diverse experiences and offers a culture of inclusion and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience.
• Experience with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and build secure, reliable cloud storage solutions.
• Interact with customers to understand their needs.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive team culture.

Skills

Software Development

Design Patterns

Reliability

Scaling

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Software Development Engineer, FSx for OpenZFS

Job ID: 2972881 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

We're hiring a Software Development Engineer (SDE) on the Amazon FSx for OpenZFS team. Our business is growing rapidly, and we're looking for senior engineers who will own building new and exciting capabilities on our service.

As an SDE, you'll have end-to-end engineering ownership over one of more components of our service. SDEs dive deep into our technology, work with product managers and business partners to define, build, launch and grow new products and services, and work directly with our customers to understand their needs and ensure their success. SDEs help mentor junior engineers and drive the culture within the team.

Amazon FSx is built in Boston, MA. The service provides fully managed, high-performance file systems in the cloud, and we serve a wide range of customers including ones running high-performance computing, AI/ML, analytics, and database workloads.

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Engineer in this office, you will design and build a service that allows customers to create cloud storage solutions that are secure, reliable, elastic, and can grow to petabyte-scale. Delivering a reliable and high-performance service at AWS scale requires engineers with extraordinary technical expertise and boundless creativity. At Amazon, engineers have the opportunity to interact with customers, to understand our business goals, and to innovate rapidly, delivering high-quality and ground-breaking functionality.

About the team
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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

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.

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.

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