DescriptionAmazon Digital Acceleration is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our team. As a Software Engineer II, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining a unique storage platform comprised of DynamoDB, Amazon DocumentDB, and S3. You will be responsible for building robust APIs to expose reads and writes to the storage, optimizing query execution for improved performance and cost efficiency, and contributing to the development of a centralized eventing system and its associated APIs and reporting mechanisms. Additionally, you will play a key role in ensuring data security, privacy, and compliance within our systems.Key job responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain APIs for accessing and manipulating data stored in DynamoDB, Amazon DocumentDB, and S3.
Optimize query execution to improve performance and reduce storage costs.
Contribute to the development of a centralized eventing system, including designing APIs, implementing event processing logic, and generating reports.
Ensure compliance with data security and privacy regulations.
Mentor other entry level developers in the team, providing guidance on best practices, troubleshooting, and operational tasks.
About the teamAmazon Digital Acceleration powers ordering, subscriptions, and device management for Prime, Amazon Video, Music, Audible, Alexa, and Kindle, amongst other digital businesses. We process billions of digital purchases every year and enable our digital businesses to grow their businesses worldwide. We are on a mission to be earth's best provider of one-time and recurring digital commerce, delivering a seamless and enjoyable post-purchase customer experience.Basic Qualifications
2+ 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
2+ 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
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.
