Software Development Engineer, AWS Catalog

Seeking a talented Software Development Engineer II to join our innovative team and drive technical excellence. You'll design, develop, and scale robust software solutions, leveraging your expertise in system architecture and programming to solve complex challenges. Ideal candidates will bring strong technical skills, creativity, and a passion for building high-performance software systems.

• Mission-driven software development
• Opportunity to design and architect scalable systems
• Collaborative team environment
• Potential for significant technical impact

• Technical Skills
  • AWS Services expertise: S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, Cloud Formation, Event Bridge, Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, IAM, KMS, RAM
  • Backend development:
    Java, serverless architecture, API design
  • Security: IAM policies, encryption (client-side and server-side), attribute-based access control (ABAC)
  • Data systems:
    Data catalogs, metadata management, asset ingestion workflows
  • Distributed systems:
    Event-driven architecture, asynchronous workflows, workflow orchestration
• Soft Skills
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • System design and documentation
  • Problem-solving in complex distributed environments

• 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
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants:
Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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