Senior Software Development Engineer

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Do you enjoy watching the latest movies, television shows, or sporting events on your computer, tablet or smartphone? Do you hate waiting for your pages to load or your show to re-buffer? Do you want to contribute to systems that deliver a flawless experience in serving video from the edge? Good - us too.

AWS Cloudfront is looking for experienced Software Development Engineers to join our team in beautiful Seattle, WA. We offer comprehensive relocation and benefit packages.

At AWS Cloudfront, working on systems with global scale is a daily part of the job. We solve hard problems. We build reliable, scalable, low-cost systems that serve our ever-growing customer base. We are constantly shipping features that drive innovation in the CDN market. We deliver an elegant geo-distributed platform to serve not only video from the edge, but a wide variety of use cases.

We:
· Are a fast-growing, agile and collaborative group of technologists from diverse backgrounds
· Are inventors and owners, building new technologies and improving existing ones
· Obsess over our customer’s needs and experience
· Enjoy the prototyping and tinkering stages, as well as the rigor of making solutions production-ready
You:
· Enjoy seeing the impact your work has on real customers
· Are comfortable in an agile environment and understand the importance of working/developing iteratively
· Enjoy being part of a strong team of technologists and collaborating with them to build BIG things
· Take ownership and do what it takes to get the job done
· Want to create services at a massive scale used by millions of people
· Are naturally curious about how systems operate at scale and think of ways to constantly improve those systems
· Learn from others and help grow those in your team to achieve their best
Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· 4+ years of professional software development experience
· 3+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
· 2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
· Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Deep knowledge of Internet protocols such as HTTP, DNS, TCP, and UDP
· Thorough understanding of web services technologies such as SOAP, HTTP, WSDL, XSD, and REST
· Familiarity with the Linux development environment
· Experience in TDD techniques & Continuous Integration
· Work experience delivering one or more V1 products, ideally in a startup or similar setting
· Experience building large-scale web services backed by cloud services, such as AWS
· Proficiency with object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
· Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project
· Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills
· Experience in building distributed systems and operating large scale systems
· Must be a self-starter and motivated
· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
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.

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410 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98109

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