Amazon Software Development Engineer EC2 Nitro Cordite 

United States, California, Sunnyvale 

185452065

We provide a virtualized hardware-accelerated instance storage solutions for EC2 instances. instance types. Our solutions are designed for workloads that require high, read and write access to very large data sets on local storage such as relational and NoSQL databases, analytics, search engines, and data warehousing.We are looking for a passionate software engineer to develop and operate our EC2 local storage fleet. As part of this role you will be working across EC2 Teams building and operating storage and compute instances, develop tools and services to enhance our fleet observability and software quality, as well as automating any required remediation. You will design and implement new services to scale our fleet and enable new instances. You will also work closely mentoring other engineers and influence product roadmaps for our customers.Key job responsibilities
Lead projects that require the work of multiple engineers.Set a culture of robust and exemplary software development practices in terms of code organization, clarity, simplicity, error handling, and documentation.Design and develop tools to scale on testing, fleet observability and diagnose issues.
Actively coach or mentor multiple other engineers.What You'll Bring to the RoleStrong analytical, design and problem solving skills
Excellent leadership skills and the ability to hit the ground running
Experience with System integration, storage, filesystems, virtualization technologies and on-demand computing
Effective communication and inter-personal skills
Experience with device drivers, firmware management and understanding of IO technologies like NVMe are a big plus
Deep understanding of software development practices and experience with all phases of development.A day in the life
We put a high value on work-life balance. 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.
About the team
Sunnyvale, CA, USA

- 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 7+ 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