Software Development Engineer, AWS Metering

This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.DescriptionJob summaryDo you want to be a part of one of Amazon's largest big data processing teams? Computing AWS bills, at its core, is a large-scale distributed systems problem that requires processing trillions of usage records every hour for millions of customers, with a 100% accuracy promise.As a software engineer, you have the opportunity to develop and improve large-scale distributed systems on top of AWS services. You have the opportunity to learn new technologies and build new applications on big data platforms. AWS Metering is on the critical path of billing and you can expect your work to be used by hundreds of AWS teams, impact millions of external customers, or save millions of dollars in cost.About UsHere at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.Work/Life BalanceOur team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.Mentorship & Career GrowthOur 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 based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.Learn more about Amazon on our Day 1 Blog:

https://blog.aboutamazon.com/Key job responsibilitiesWrite high-quality, efficient, testable code in Java and other object-oriented languages.Build large-scale, highly-available distributed systems that can grow 10x every 3 years.Build new anomaly detection algorithms to detect and eliminate billing inaccuracies and help customers control costs.Collaborate with AWS teams and build the software and services that simplifies their growing billing needs.Own and operate the systems that you build based on real-time customer data and demanding service-level agreements.Contribute planning, design, implementation, testing, operations, and process improvement as a member of a Scrum team.About The TeamAt AWS Metering we build the services and features that enables event-metering, storage-metering, derived metering for AWS, etc. We also build one of the largest big-data processing pipelines in Amazon and continuously improve its scale and efficiency. In addition to these, we are building new anomaly detection algorithms to minimize billing errors.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Seattle, WA, USABasic Qualifications3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experienceExperience programming with at least one software programming language.Preferred Qualifications3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experienceBachelor'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.

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