Software Development Engineer, S3 Glacier

Software Development Engineer, S3 Glacier

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

The vast majority of data in the world is cold – durably and securely retained for long periods of time, but rarely ever accessed. Conventional storage systems are a poor fit for this domain as they are typically optimized for speed rather than space and cost. Amazon Glacier has been designed from the very start to provide secure, durable and scalable data storage at a very low cost.

This unusual set of constraints requires us to solve fascinating scaling and algorithmic problems that have never been tackled at our scale.

Amazon S3 Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup. Customers use Glacier to store data long term, while having the flexibility of retrieving their data within a few minutes using Expedited retrieval speed or a few hours using Standard or Bulk retrieval speeds. Conventional storage systems are a poor fit for this domain as they are typically optimized for speed rather than space and cost.

Glacier's unique constraints lead to fascinating scaling and algorithmic problems that have never been tackled at our scale. To meet our cost and availability goals, we have a constant need to drive fundamentally new storage technologies in the industry and come up with innovative ways to further optimize cost and availability. We are now working on the next set of major hardware and software enhancements to the service and are seeking a Software Development Engineer to join our experienced team.

As an engineer on the Glacier Foundational and Customer analytics services team, you’ll work to develop the Glacier control plane, core components, customer analytics and achieving a consistent and highly available customer retrieval experience. To do so, you’ll need to solve challenging computer science problems and to drive operational excellence. We are looking for an engineer who is keen to lead, invent in this space, and build what could become the largest data storage service on the planet.

• 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.

USA, WA, Seattle -  -  USD annually

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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