Amazon.com Services LLC

Cloud Computing

SoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,S3ObjectAPI

$144–194k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Software Development Engineer, S3 Object API at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Software Development, API Design, Large-scale systems. Design highly available services. Develop highly available services”

Industry & Context.

Cloud Computing
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years software development experience, 2+ years system design experience, 1+ years large-scale application development, 1+ years Object Oriented Design, Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent, Experience programming one language

Nice to Have

3+ years full SDLC experience, Bachelor's degree in computer science

What You'll Do.

Design highly available services

Develop highly available services

Maintain highly available services

Build tools and automation

Streamline operations

Improve CI/CD pipelines

Reduce operational load

Mentor junior engineers

Participate in design reviews

Participate in operations meetings

Participate in leadership discussions

Write clear documentation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Technical documentation

Full Job Description

Managing trillions of objects in storage, retrieving them in sub-x ms, building software that deploys to tens of thousands of hosts, achieving 99.999999999% (you didn’t read that wrong, that’s 11 nines!) durability. These are just a few of the numbers that give you a sense of the scale of the exciting problems you will find every day working in Simple Storage Service (S3). Amazon S3 powers businesses across e globe that make the lives of consumers better daily. Whether its electronic content delivered to your home, technology that betters your remote working experience, allows you to plan travel to exotic places or simply get stuff delivered to your home. Key job responsibilities Software Development Engineer – S3 Object API Join the S3 Object API team and build services at massive scale, supporting billions of requests per minute across a globally distributed fleet serving millions of customers. What You'll Do: - Design, develop, and maintain highly available services powering Amazon S3 - Build tools and automation to streamline operations, improve CI/CD pipelines, and reduce operational load - Drive best practices for code quality, fleet health, security, and reliability - Mentor junior engineers, helping them grow their skills and effectiveness - Participate in design reviews, operations meetings, and leadership discussions - Write clear documentation to help teams get the most from our services and tools What to Expect: - Ship code frequently and see its real-world impact on a vast customer base - Work alongside engineers who obsess over performance, availability, scalability, and durability - Participate in an on-call rotation—we invest heavily in automation and testing to minimize disruptions - Enjoy a team culture that values work/life balance while maintaining high standards Our Philosophy: At AWS, if you build it, you own it. We hold a high bar for test automation, design reviews, and operational excellence—because our customers demand nothing less. A day i

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