This role is to develop highly-scalable, high performance, and secure platform libraries, frameworks, services that can impact thousands of AWS builders and millions of customers worldwide.
Key job responsibilities
* Collaborate closely with product owners and engineering leaders on building multi-year roadmap, deciding key priorities, identifying new areas of investment to significantly boost our AWS developer experience and productivity.
* Work with other senior engineers to design, build, and operate robust, highly scalable, high performance platform services that form the backbone of AWS Platform Experience architecture.
* Work and master wide range of technologies in the stack, ranging from serverless computing (Lamdba, Fargate), networking (WAF, ALB, LBR), micro services (API Gateway), micro frontend architecture (AWS Web Toolkit), NoSQL database (DynamoDB).
A day in the life
A day of SDE II (AWT, Platform Experience) is a thrilling blend of deep technical problem-solving and high-impact innovation. You will tackle complex challenges that other developers face, building robust tools and scalable services that supercharge productivity across teams. Using a vast range of AWS technologies—from Lambda, API Gateway, to DynamoDB—you will create robust, reliable solutions that raise the bar for operational excellence. Every line of code you write will have opportunity to impact thousands of other AWS engineers and millions of customers worldwide. It’s a purpose-driven day with full of opportunity to make a difference.
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.
Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to 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.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
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 and Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.
