Amazon Software Development Engineer II AWS Security Gatekeepers 

United States, Kansas 

609872827

What you will do:As an SDE II, your role is pivotal in maintaining the robust and innovative solutions of our team. You will work on complex challenges in existing and new development initiatives, focusing on areas with ambiguity. Your goal is to design and develop software systems that are secure, maintainable, scalable, and extendable.You will develop an understanding of the business impact of your systems and make responsible trade-offs between the short-term operational needs and long-term business objectives. You will actively participate in team strategy discussions and contribute to the decisions made regarding technology.You will provide technical solutions that not only meet the current needs but also consider the future, promoting simplicity and ease of maintainability. Your solutions will be designed in such a way that they can be easily understood and contributed to by other team members.Why it matters:Why you'll love it:Key job responsibilities
We own internal ssh at Amazon, supporting all hosts in production. The challenge of this service is largely one of scale and expectations. Scale is difficult due to the speed of region builds and the requirements of our service. Expectations is about anticipated behavior of hosts and the difficulty of changing that behavior for people and services. We routinely balance the requirements of the company with the need for simplicity.This job requires an array of technical talents: system design, software development, customer service, critical prioritization, and making good decisions. At heart, you will be required to solve hard problems correctly.About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security 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.Training & Career Growth
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- 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

- 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