Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
Technology
SoftwareDevelopmentEngineerIII,AWSIdentity
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“Software Development Engineer III, AWS Identity at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: Software development, System architecture, Cloud identity. Lead design and delivery of software systems. Own team architecture”
Industry & Context.
Solve complex problems; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years professional software development, 5+ years programming experience, 4+ years leading design or architecture, Experience as a mentor, Experience as a tech lead, Experience leading an engineering team
Nice to Have
5+ years full software development life cycle experience, Bachelor's degree in computer science
What You'll Do.
Lead design and delivery of software systems
Own team architecture
Provide system-wide design guidance
Drive adoption of engineering best practices
Solve complex problems
Define technology strategy
Communicate technical designs in writing
Build consensus across teams
Balance speed of delivery
Balance long-term extensibility
Identify one-way-door decisions
Advocate for the right solution
Contribute to team growth
Ensure operational excellence
Implement right alarms
Implement retrospective processes
Resolve root causes of problems
Own delivering complex code changes
Own architectural changes
Lead design discussions
Communicate decisions effectively
Raise the bar through code reviews
Raise the bar through design guidance
Raise the bar through career development
Drive cross-team alignment
Resolve systemic issues
Unblock innovation across organization
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate across diverse teams; Collaborate across projects; Collaborate across environments; Build consensus across teams; Drive cross-team alignment
Communication Scope
Communicate technical designs; Communicate decisions effectively
Full Job Description
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables customers to secure their workloads in the cloud by providing authentication and authorization mechanisms. With the growth of AWS, the workloads and access patterns keep evolving, demanding the next order of magnitude scalability. We are looking for strong software engineers to build the next generation functionality in this area. Individuals interested in this position should have experience building high-performing, reliable systems in a complex, multi-tenancy, and distributed environment in a highly contingent environment. Key job responsibilities Our engineers collaborate across diverse teams, projects, and environments to have a firsthand impact on our global customer base. You'll bring a passion for innovation, data, search, analytics, and distributed systems. You'll also: - Lead the design and delivery of software systems spanning multiple features and the full software lifecycle — from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and long-term maintenance strategy. - Own team architecture, providing system-wide design guidance and driving adoption of engineering best practices across the team. - Solve complex problems with multiple risks and conflicting constraints, defining technology strategy where one does not yet exist. - Effectively communicate technical designs and decisions in writing, building consensus across teams with differing points of view. - Balance speed of delivery with long-term extensibility — identifying one-way-door decisions and advocating for the right solution for customers. - Coach and mentor multiple engineers, contributing to team growth through training, recruiting, and career guidance. - Ensure operational excellence with the right alarms, telemetry, runbooks, and retrospective processes. - Proactively resolve root causes of endemic problems, including areas where your team limits the innovation of other teams. A day in the life As you lead the design and delivery of complex
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