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Chat with Scott about Software Development Engineer (Region Services) - Herndon, Virginia (Arlington

Employer
Amazon
Location
Arlington, VA
Closing date
Jul 22, 2019
I'm Scott and I'm a sourcing recruiter with AWS! Interested or have questions? Start a chat with me today! All chats are text-based and I'm based on the East Coast (9-5pmET). I may not respond right away but you can expect a response from me within 24 hours of receiving your message (except weekends). JOB ID:868169 Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world leader in providing a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world!The Operations Excellence team is driving the building of tools and services to help further Operational Excellence in the Region Services GovCloud Organization and across AWS. We are building software/systems with the best practices in development of systems, including various forms of testing, monitoring and documenting.OE Tools Team is building a Zero - Administration tooling system(s) and self - help tools for AWS Services. We look for automation first (preventative), mechanization second (proactive), and tooling last (reactive). This team will lead the design and development of new tools and services in Operational Excellence in our GovCloud as well as new features for existing tools across AWS development teams.Passionate about building, owning and operating massively scalable systems? Experienced in building and leading teams of highly competent software engineers? Want to make a billion-dollar impact? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.The Team: We're an agile, independent team working to build a brand new AWS product. We need developers who are capable of breaking down and solving complex problems. This team will have the opportunity to work on highly visible projects that directly impact hundreds of other teams at Amazon.Developers at Amazon work on real world problems on a global scale, own their systems end-to-end, and influence the direction of our technology that impacts hundreds of millions customers around the world. Join a team of super smart, customer obsessed developers that think big and have fun.This position requires that the candidate selected be a US citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.BASIC QUALIFICATIONSThis position requires that the candidate selected be a US citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. 5+ years professional experience in commercial/large scale system software development and delivery. 5+ years experience with object-oriented design and implementation skills (Java, Ruby), preferably on Linux. 3+ years experience leading delivery of large scale, distributed, high quality systems.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or related field. Experience developing distributed system software Experience with API development Experience building new products and services from the ground up. Experience with Java, Ruby and/or Python. Intermediate to advanced knowledge of computer networking and information security. Experience developing prototypes at the right level of fidelity for each phase of development, from startup through launch and beyond. Communication skills; you will be required to proactively engage fellow Amazonians both inside and outside of your team. Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases. Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions. Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly. Ability to synthesize requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and facilitate engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines. Expertise in software processes, web services, multi-tiered systems, and enterprise application integration. Experience mentoring/training the engineering community on complex technical issues. Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role Meets/exceeds Amazon's functional/technical depth and complexity for this role*Please email AWS Sourcing Recruiter, Scott Korkowski ( @amazon.com) if you have questions.Amazon is an Equal Opportunity - Affirmative Action Employer - Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.**For more information on Amazon Web Services, please visit

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