What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Engineer, AWS Insight and Optimization (Level 5) position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Are you passionate about diving deep into the complex interplay of services? Do you think big to accelerate product development for customers? Are you challenged to develop scalable and performant services that help customers view and manage costs for AWS resources?
Our team aims to be the world's authoritative provider of AWS computing insight. Customers can understand, control, and optimize usage of AWS products. We sit at the nexus of all AWS services and interact directly with end-customers. We build relationships with teams across AWS to ensure a secure and reliable customer experience. We take inputs from these services and merge them with millions of events per second to produce actionable insights.
Providing a scalable platform to support AWS' expanding business is complex architecturally. Accurate cost and usage information is critical. Enterprise customers make major decisions based on the timeliness, accuracy, and detail of data our products provide.
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Key job responsibilities
* You own the full process end-to-end: requirements, designs, reviews, coding, launches, operations, mentoring and driving continuous improvement.
* You solve difficult problems using appropriate technologies and best practices.
* You invent, design, and build stable, performant software with your team.
* You are proficient in various design approaches, applying them appropriately with pragmatic solutions.
* You write understandable code considering its legacy.
* You avoid short-term workarounds, implementing proper complexity initially.
* You create flexible, appropriately-engineered software, reusing where possible.
* You use resources efficiently (e.g., hardware, database, CPU).
About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Mentorship & Career Growth
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 based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
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 committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Salary : $129,300 - $223,600
