Software Development Engineer - II, Emerging Planning Solutions Tools

About the role

As a member of the AWS Emerging Planning Solutions Team, you will shape the AWS business's direction as a whole. You will build greenfield solutions from the ground up using native AWS services and frameworks. The right candidate will have a robust system delivery background, well-rounded technical knowledge, and demonstrated experience working on large-scale projects. You will design and build scalable platforms that enable AWS to sell new products and services with the necessary speed to market.

The candidate must be customer-obsessed, have strong analytical and communication skills, enjoy working with native AWS services, and thrive on solving challenging business problems. You should be comfortable working in an agile environment, collaborating with multiple teams, and operating in a startup-like setting with ambiguity. The team shares a passion for delivering superior products, innovating using advanced technologies, and impacting the AWS business in a meaningful way.

Responsibilities

• Shape the direction of AWS business by building greenfield solutions from the ground up.
• Design and build scalable platforms to enable AWS to sell new products and services quickly.
• Collaborate with multiple teams in an agile environment to solve large-scale business challenges.
• Work with native AWS services and frameworks to innovate and deliver superior products.

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.
• 1+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• 1+ years of Object-Oriented Design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, and Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Pay

The base salary range for this position is:

• USA, MA, Boston: $143,700.00 - $194,400.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, Dallas: $143,700.00 - $194,400.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $143,700.00 - $194,400.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: $143,700.00 - $194,400.00 USD annually

Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Inclusive Team Culture

At AWS, we embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. Our innovative benefit offerings and ongoing learning experiences, such as Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, empower us to celebrate our uniqueness. Our culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which encourage seeking diverse perspectives, learning, curiosity, and earning trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team values work-life balance, focusing on the flow that brings energy to both personal and professional life. We offer flexibility in working hours to help you find your own balance. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members with a broad mix of experience levels and tenures. We foster an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, constructive code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help you develop into a better-rounded engineer and take on more complex tasks in the future.

About AWS Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all the qualifications and skills listed, we encourage you to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

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