Software Development Engineer, Professional Services

Description As a Software Dev Engineer, you will lead the building and improving of backend and frontend services to exceed our user expectations around usability and performance. You operate at all levels, diving deep into the details while providing inputs to product design and vision. You will design and implement features that deliver benefits at scale. You will work closely with product managers, UX designers, senior and peer-level software engineers to deliver complex products and features. You will own quality and deployment for your code. You will mentor junior team members to improve their skills and raise the bar on software development best practices. You are expected to think like an owner, driving the right solutions in terms of quality and breadth of functionality. The ideal candidate is a creative technology leader with both breadth and depth of relevant technologies. This opportunity requires excellent technical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Core to the role is to be able to innovate by defining solutions that can scale and deliver. Ideal candidates have extensive experience with agile methodologies, and show bias for action. You should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity thats higher than most projects and relish the idea of solving problems that havent been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that youll learn a ton, have fun and make a positive impact in an engaging environment. Key job responsibilities * Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and build innovative solutions to complex problems * Utilize cutting-edge technologies to build and deploy deploy distributed applications, maintaining high expectations for application reliability and resilience * Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems * Work in an agile environment to delivery high-quality software A day in the life In this role, SDEs are encouraged to be creative problem solvers who digest complex problems into elegant and flexible solutions. We especially value engineers who are able to peek around corners, designing today's solutions in a way that can tackle tomorrow's problems. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about creating products and features from scratch, managing ambiguity, and upholding a high security bar. About the team Our team is responsible for creating the next generation of security and productivity tooling experiences for builders at AWS. We own the roadmap, technical design, engineering, launch plan, and operations for products we build. We focus on empowering builders by providing the tools and workflows needed to rapidly create secure, efficient software and infrastructure implementations for customers. Our team is made up of strong technical leaders and motivated, autonomous software engineers. We work tirelessly to distill complex problems into scalable and easy to understand processes. Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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. Why AWS Amazon 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. 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud. Inclusive Team Culture Here 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. Mentorship and Career Growth Were 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. AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services. 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 - Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence 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 $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.