Software Engineer III, AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) Data Services

Amazon Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer III for the AWS Elastic Block Store Data Services team. You will work on a high performance C++ stack to optimize latency and scalability in a globally distributed storage system.

You will design for performance, reliability, and large-scale data movement, collaborating with senior engineers to influence roadmaps and deliver features that impact millions of AWS customers running in the cloud.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years programming in at least one language.
• 5+ years leading design/architecture of systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Work with a high performance C++ software stack to reduce latency at microsecond scale.
• Design for performance, availability and scalability.
• Develop software on the latest platforms and drive the roadmap for the next generation.
• Have an immediate impact on millions of customers as applications run in the AWS Cloud.

Skills

C++

Mentoring / tech lead

System design & architecture

Performance optimization

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Git

Build systems

Testing frameworks

Job description

Software Engineer III, AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) Data Services

Job ID: 10547301 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Amazon Web Services is looking for senior engineers to help us define and build the future of computing. The AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) service delivers high performance virtualized storage "in the cloud" for EC2. Data service offerings are the differentiating factor that drive customer adoption of AWS and EBS within public cloud marketplace. As a member of the EBS team you'll work alongside bar-raising engineers and leaders to develop and operate one of the largest distributed storage systems in the world. We strive to delight our customers with features that simplify their business and operational workflows while staying conformant to security and performance requirements.

Key job responsibilities

• You will work with a high performance C++ software stack to reduce latency measured at microsecond scale.
• You will design and solve for performance, availability and scalability problems.
• You will have opportunities to develop software on the latest platforms and drive the roadmap for the next generation.
• You will have an immediate impact on millions of customers, improving their experience as their applications run in the AWS Cloud.

A day in the life

• You will collaborate with and learn from the industry's best minds to solve interesting and challenging problems at an enormous scale on a daily basis. This collaboration extends beyond just the team in EBS. You will have the opportunity to work with many other teams in AWS to build a secure, performant, and reliable system.

About the team

The AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) Data Services team is comprised of a diverse set of deep systems level software experts. We are responsible for the movement and transformation of data between the EBS storage primitives of volumes and snapshots. We own everything from the long term roadmap, design, implementation, and testing to the day to day monitoring and observability of the system.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ 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.

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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, MA, Boston - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually