System Development Engineer, DBS Relational ADC

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a software engineer to design, implement, and deploy scalable software components for government-facing cloud services. The role emphasizes deep Linux and networking fundamentals, strong coding skills in Java and Python, and the ability to work across teams on complex problems.

You will contribute to secure, high-quality software while driving operational excellence, code reviews, and ongoing process improvements in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux and Networking fundamentals; experience in large-scale distributed environments.
• Love to code with Java or Python and apply software engineering best practices.
• Understand design approaches and how to apply them effectively to systems at scale.
• Think big: build and deploy solutions across thousands of devices and teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy software components and features for AWS services.
• Demonstrate solid understanding of software design patterns and scalable architectures.
• Work independently and with teammates to deliver high-quality, secure, and maintainable software.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback for changes.
• Improve development and testing processes and promote operational excellence.
• Collaborate across teams and mentor newer engineers on customers, systems, and solutions.

Skills

Linux fundamentals

Networking fundamentals

Java

Python

Software design

Independent work

Code reviews

Operational excellence

Mentoring teammates

Job description

The Amazon Web Services team is innovating new ways of building massively scalable distributed systems and delivering the next generation of cloud computing with AWS offerings like RDS and Aurora . In 2013, AWS launched 280 services, but in 2016 alone we released nearly 1000. We hold high standards for our computer systems and the services we deliver to our customers: our systems are highly secure, highly reliable, highly available, all while functioning at massive scale; our employees are smart, passionate about the cloud, driven to serve customers, and fun to work with.

A successful engineer joining the team will do much more than write code and triage problems. They will work with Amazon's largest and most demanding customers to address specific needs across a full suite of services. They will dive deeply into technical issues and work diligently to improve the customer experience. The ideal candidate will...

• Be great fun to work with. Our company credo is "Work hard. Have fun. Make history". The right candidate will love what they do and instinctively know how to make work fun.
• Have strong Linux & Networking Fundamentals. The ideal candidate will have deep experience working with Linux, preferably in a large scale, distributed environment. You understand networking technology and how servers and networks inter-relate. You regularly take part in deep-dive troubleshooting and conduct technical post-mortem discussions to identify the root cause of complex issues.
• Love to code. Whether its building tools in Java or solving complex system problems in Python, the ideal candidate will love using technology to solve problems. You have a solid understanding of software development methodology and know how to use the right tool for the right job.
• Think Big. The ideal candidate will build and deploy solutions across thousands of devices. You will strive to improve and streamline processes to allow for work on a massive scale.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Key job responsibilities

• You design, implement, and deploy software components and features. You solve difficult problems generating positive feedback.
• You have a solid understanding of design approaches (and how to best use them).
• You are able to work independently and with your team to deliver software successfully.
• Your work is consistently of a high quality (e.g., secure, testable, maintainable, low-defects, efficient, etc.) and incorporates best practices. Your team trusts your work.
• Your code reviews tend to be rapid and uneventful. You provide useful code reviews for changes submitted by others.
• You focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions, taking on projects that improve your team's software, making it better and easier to maintain.
• You make improvements to your team's development and testing processes.
• You have established good working relationships with peers. You recognize discordant views and take part in constructive dialogue to resolve them.
• You are able to confidently train new team-mates about your customers, what your team's software does, how it is constructed, tested, operates, and how it fits into the bigger picture.

A day in the life

Engineers in this role will work on automation, development, and operations to support AWS machine learning services for US government customers. They will work in an agile environment, attend daily standup, and collaborate closely with teammates. They will work on exciting challenges at scale and tackle unsolved problems.

They will support the U.S. Intelligence Community and Defense agencies to implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve unique technical problems.

About the team

Why 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.

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

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