Software Development Engineer - III, AWS OpenSearch, Initiative

Job :  | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Are you interested in building out a cloud-scale log analytics and search platform? Do you want to revolutionize the way people manage and derive insights from vast volumes of data in the cloud? Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on a large number of AWS users? Do you want to be part of a fast-growing AWS service and work in a fast paced startup style environment?

Amazon Open search Service makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale Open search for log analytics, application monitoring, full-text search, and more. Amazon Open search Service is a fully managed service that delivers Open search's easy-to-use APIs and real-time capabilities along with offering predictable performance and seamless scalability for production workloads. At AWS, you’ll experience the benefits of working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, while leveraging the resources of  (AMZN), one of the world's leading internet companies.

The Amazon Open search Service team is part of the rapidly growing AWS Database and Analytics group. We are customer obsessed in a highly collaborative team-oriented environment. Amazon Open search Service team designs, develops and operates software that allows customers to index, search and analyze documents at scale in a secure, responsive, and reliable environment. The team is tackling tough data, search and analytics problems.

As we expand at a tremendous rate, we are looking for innovative engineers with a passion for data, search, analytics and distributed systems to join the team.

As a Software Development Engineer on the Amazon Open search Service team, you will:

• Design, develop and support a world-class search platform serving individuals and businesses of all sizes
• Produce bullet-proof code that is robust, efficient and maintainable; our primary languages are Java, Python, and C/C++
• Work at the core of Open search and Apache Lucene open source software with opportunities to contribute to open source
• Work on challenging problems in areas such as plug-in, data storage, query optimization, JVM performance optimization, security, machine learning and more
• Continually challenge what exists and explore what should be changed to best meet evolving customer needs
• Possess expert knowledge in large scale distributed system design and engineering best practices
• Participate in setting a vision and objectives for Search Services in alignment with customer needs and market opportunities
• Drive and work on algorithm and architecture design, execute and deliver results
• Invent the future of search and log analytics in the cloud
• Join a great group of motivated, top-notch, people and work with them to solve challenging problems in a fun, collaborative environment

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 Amaze Con (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…