Senior Software Development Engineer – EC2 Managed Fleets

Amazon; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Cape Town seeks an experienced Software Development Engineer to build and manage automation processes. Candidates should have at least 5 years of software development experience, including leadership in design and team mentorship. The role involves creating innovative solutions for fleet management, utilizing languages like Java and Python in AWS environments. Competitive compensation and a commitment to work-life balance offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Build innovative software for fleet management.
• Act as a leader, developing high-quality software designs.
• Monitor the health and efficiency of systems.

Skills

Software Development

Design Patterns

Problem-Solving

Mentorship

Java

Typescript

Python

React

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Come help us build automation that manages millions of hosts for Amazon. The Managed Fleets team abstracts host and fleet management away from thousands of service teams across Amazon, freeing up engineers to build services and deliver value to our customers. We operate at scale and manage millions of hosts.

Utility Computing (UC) — AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to newly released product innovations that set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Key job responsibilities

• On the Managed Fleets team, build innovative software that lets customers define the shape and size of their fleets and monitor the health and efficiency of how they are run.
• Use technologies like Java, Typescript, React and Python, as well as various Native AWS services and Amazon-internal tools. We don’t expect you to be an expert in all these technologies, but we do expect you to be excited to learn.
• As an experienced engineer on this team, act as a leader, developing high quality software designs and solutions.

This position involves on-call responsibilities. This is typically once every 6 weeks. We don’t like to be paged unnecessarily and we strive to keep this down and ensure our systems are fault tolerant. Our team values work-life balance and respect each other’s time.

A day in the life

A successful Software Development Engineer will have good design skills, excellent problem-solving ability, good communication skills, and a desire to be a key technical contributor. The software you will be responsible for will require a breadth of technical development knowledge (e.g., distributed systems, synchronous API orchestration, scalability, availability).

Daily work will involve interacting with engineers, stakeholders and managers. We are just starting to scratch the surface of the opportunity in front of us and if this sounds like a place for you, come build with us and have Amazon-scale impact.

About the team

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. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diversity & Inclusivity

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.

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 startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

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.

Mentorship & Career Growth

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

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development 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
• 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 opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

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 the site for accommodations: amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.