Sr/ Software Development Engineer/ EC2 Nitro Cordite

Job ID: 2571533 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.Are you a passionate software engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, challenging environment? If being an integral member of a team and contributing to cutting-edge technology is your thing, the Cordite team, part of AWS EC2 Nitro is looking for engineers to help us define and build the future of cloud storage. We are working on an exciting EC2 solution in the storage and backup domain. The team provides a virtualized hardware-accelerated instance storage solution and owns the EC2 storage optimized instances. Our solution is used as the direct instance storage for many instance types offered by EC2 (e.g., I4i, I3en, D3, P5, C6id, C6gd, G5, etc.).What You’ll Be DoingAs a member of this team, you will work alongside extremely bright engineers, product managers, and leaders who obsess about performance, availability, scalability, and durability of customer data. You will be developing features in the Instance Storage data plane that solve customers' real-world problems. You will be solving technical problems at a large scale, using SOA, distributed systems, and storage technologies. As a member of this team, you will have strong ownership over the design, implementation, and operation of a massive scale distributed storage system. The unique accountability of owning EC2 storage optimized instances will provide the opportunity to work with and learn about the large EC2 ecosystem. You will have the opportunity to work closely with an agile team that ships often, and see the impact your code has on a wide range of customers from startups to enterprise companies.What You’ll Bring to the Role• Strong analytical, design, and problem-solving skills• Excellent leadership skills and the ability to hit the ground running• Excellent time management and follow-through ability while managing multiple priorities• Effective communication and interpersonal skills• Experience in building and operating high-performance systems at scale and exploring technical feasibility trade-offs• Deep understanding of software development practices and experience with all phases of development• Thrive in a fast-paced environment that encourages and rewards creative design and intelligent risk-taking• Experience programming in C, C++ or Python on high-performance systems• Experience developing software in Linux environments• Experience with device drivers, firmware management, and understanding of IO technologies like NVMe are a big plus• Experience with storage, filesystems, virtualization technologies, and on-demand computing• Exposure to software development techniques with large distributed systems involving petabytes of data• Exposure to managing virtualized large scale systemsAbout the teamOur team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience- 5+ 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 teamPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience- Experience with device drivers, firmware management, and understanding of IO technologies like NVMe are a big plus- Experience with storage, filesystems, virtualization technologies, and on-demand computing- Exposure to software development techniques with large distributed systems involving petabytes of data- Exposure to managing virtualized large scale systemsAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.#J-18808-LjbffrOriginal job Sr/ Software Development Engineer/ EC2 Nitro Cordite posted on GrabJobs ©. To flag any issues with this job please use the Report Job button on GrabJobs.