Software Development Engineer , Open Data Analytics Fundamentals

DescriptionWant to change the world with Big Data and Analytics? Come join us on the Amazon EMR team in Amazon Web Services!Amazon EMR is a web service which enables customers to run massive clusters with open-source data processing frameworks like Apache Spark, Hive, Presto, Hadoop, HBase and more, with the ability to effortlessly scale up and down as needed. We run a large number of customer clusters, enabling a variety of customer use cases including analytics and web-scale machine learning. The AWS DBS EMR organization is innovating within these open-source data processing frameworks with the aim of making EMR the premier platform for running big data workloads. A key aspect of achieving this goal is to enhance security and reduce cluster startup time on the EMR platform.The AWS EMR Kamino & Observability team is seeking exceptional engineers to help achieve our mission of providing the worlds fastest cloud Big Data processing platform. As an engineer on the Kamino & Observability team, you will be responsible for building and maintaining set of microservices to update and validate images for EMR Releases with latest security updates and critical fixes on all EMR deployment options (EC2, EKS, and Serverless). You will develop features for pre-baking and configuring big data applications on images to achieve faster cluster start up time. You will be adding metrics for cluster monitoring such as CPU/Memory/Disk usage as well as job level metrics for big data applications like Spark and Hadoop. These metrics will help detect workload anomalies during big data jobs execution on EMR Clusters. You will create visualizations of these metrics through dashboards and generate actionable insights for customers. Your work will define an excellent customer experience for the EMR service during EMR cluster launch from faster start up to running jobs on clusters through monitoring.Successful candidates will exhibit outstanding software development skills, an understanding of distributed systems and parallel data processing, and a strong record of delivery, also excel at leadership and customer obsession and have a real passion for massive-scale computing. By joining our team, you will collaborate with some of the best and brightest minds in the industry and work on cutting-edge software and systems. You'll enjoy a competitive salary, great benefits, a creative and agile work environment, and the exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced and growing team and one of the most innovative technology companies. Most of all, you will get the satisfaction of making products that millions use everyday to great effect!AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, youll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.10024Key job responsibilities- Designing and building the next-generation technologies ensuring that EMR is the best environment for running large-scale data processing workloads.- Working on complex problems in cloud-native distributed systems.- Translating complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design.- Delivering systems and features with top-notch quality, on time.- Owning the end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).A day in the lifeYour role requires deep technical expertise, leadership acumen, a passion for software, data, and infrastructure solutions, excellent organizational and communication skills, and the ability to deliver results in a dynamic environment. You must be adept at managing complex software products, translating business cases into technical requirements, and creating reliable, scalable solutions.You'll engage in diverse technical activities, coding in Java and other popular programming languages, or exploring innovative technologies in big data. Your expertise in building stable and scalable software and data solutions, along with your experience in databases and designing parallel systems, will be invaluable.About the teamOur team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and were 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 ExperiencesAWS 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, hasnt followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, dont let it stop you from applying.About AWSAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats 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 CultureHere at AWS, its 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 BalanceWe 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, theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.Mentorship & Career GrowthWere continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.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 languagePreferred Qualifications- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent- Experience designing and building highly-scaled distributed systems and web services- Thorough understanding of parallel algorithms, concurrency, asynchronous architectures- Experience working in an agile software development organization- Experience building with SOA using Java on Linux- Proficiency in high-performance, multi-threaded programmingAmazon 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 $129,300/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.