Senior Software Programmers

Amazon - Dunn Loring, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Dunn Loring, VA

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About the position

The Software Development Engineer position at Amazon Web Services (AWS) focuses on building scalable digital security systems that are integral to AWS services. The role involves defining best practices for the software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and operational characteristics. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative solutions in cloud computing, particularly in the areas of information security, identity, certificates, and public key infrastructure (PKI).

Responsibilities

• Building a scalable digital security system that is core to all AWS services.
• Owning the definition of best practices for the software development lifecycle including its design, implementation, testing, and operational characteristics.
• Deploying and operating AWS Private CA, a public AWS service with globally distributed customers and infrastructure.
• Automating and improving a scalable digital security service that is core to AWS customers and other AWS services.
• Driving prioritization of deployment and operational issues in the technology stack for one of the most secure and reliable services in AWS.
• Owning operational metrics and support for your team's software.
• Reinforcing and extending Amazon Leadership Principles across AWS and Amazon.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Benefits

• Innovative benefit offerings
• Annual and ongoing learning experiences
• Mentorship opportunities
• Inclusive work culture
• Work-life balance initiatives