Software Engineer - AWS Glue, Data Integration

DESCRIPTION

The Company:

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the pioneer and recognized leader in Cloud Computing. Our web services provide a platform for IT infrastructure in-the-cloud that is used by hundreds of thousands of developers and businesses around the world. These customers range from start-ups to leading web companies to Global 500 companies.

The Group:

AWS Data Integration group provides rapidly growing, industry acclaimed cloud services in areas of big data platforms to data analytics to operational databases. The group is at the forefront of innovation in these areas producing world-class cloud services such as EMR to Redshift to RDS Aurora and many more.

The Team:

Glue is a serverless platform for Data Analytics, with a focus on Data Analyst/Engineer experience. Our goal is to redefine how Data Analytics is done and make it easy and fast for customers to query their data.

We are looking for strong engineers to be part of building a product from ground up in the space of data analytics.

Top reasons to join our team:

• Be catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive product that is growing rapidly

• Solve unique and first-order problems in areas of Big Data, Serverless computing, Spark, Distributed Systems and Machine Learning

• Influence and build products that will leverage scale of resources to orchestrate data workflows

• Be part of big data revolution in cloud

• Learn how to build & operate distributed systems at massive scale

About you:

• Passionate in building large scale distributed systems

• Thrive in culture of ownership, delivery and bias for action

• Fast pace environment energizes you to be at your best

• Innovate and invent in agile and collaborative environment

• Curious and eager to learn to expect more of you and others

Responsibilities:

• Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture, design and extensible code

• Technically lead a team of smart engineers on complex projects

• Be an advocate of industry best-practices to produce reliable, fault-torrent and dependable code

• Code and test complex system modules; develop and leverage frameworks to be effective and efficient

• Participate in architecture, design and code reviews to maintain our high development standards

• Own system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance

• Collaborate and influence other teams to deliver and operate large scale, distributed services in the cloud

• Mentor other engineers, defining our challenging technical culture, and helping to build a fast-growing team

About the team

Our 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.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Hybrid Work

We value innovation and recognize this sometimes requires uninterrupted time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords employees options to work in the office every day or in a flexible, hybrid work model near one of our US Amazon offices. Our hybrid models allow you the freedom to work from home whenever in-office collaboration isn't necessary.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

East Palo Alto, CA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 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

• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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 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 $115,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.