Software Development Engineer II — Distributed Systems

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Software Dev Engineer II to design, develop, and document software applications and services. You will translate requirements into robust solutions and participate in the end-to-end development cycle, delivering well-architected systems.

The role involves mentoring junior engineers, evaluating new tools, and producing detailed technical documentation. 40 hours per week with a salary range reflecting experienced engineers in the Seattle area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to a Bachelor's degree and one year of experience.
• Must have one year of experience in designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl and Object Oriented Design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, test, and document embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems and services.
• Translate functional requirements into robust, efficient, supportable solutions that work well within the overall system architecture.
• Participate in the full development cycle, end-to-end, from design, implementation, and testing to documentation, delivery and maintenance.
• Produce comprehensive, usable software documentation.
• Evaluate and make decisions around the use of new or existing software products and tools.
• Mentor junior development engineers.

Skills

Multi-threaded development

Mentoring

System design

Education

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

Tools

C#

C++

Java

Perl

Object Oriented Design

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Software Dev Engineer II to design, develop, and document software applications and services. You will translate requirements into robust solutions and participate in the end-to-end development cycle, delivering well-architected systems.

The role involves mentoring junior engineers, evaluating new tools, and producing detailed technical documentation. 40 hours per week with a salary range reflecting experienced engineers in the Seattle area.