Software Dev Engineer II, AWS AppSync
Amazon
- Arlington, VA
- $115,000 per year
- Training
- Full-time
You will be responsible for developing and driving the future direction of the AppSync backend services, along with its console user interface and other developer tools. You'll meet with customers to help understand their use cases and make sure we maintain Amazon's commitment to start from the customer and work backwards. You'll help manage and operate our systems, using best-in-industry continuous-integration-and-deployment tools.A day in the life
Within 1 month, you will:
Learn about Amazon culture and AWS best practices.
Dive deep into AppSync's code base and architecture.
Work with your onboarding mentor to contribute your first code changes and help answer customer questions.Within 3 months, you will:
Participate in the team's Weekly Operations Review and understand the key metrics that drive our product.
Gain more experience building and releasing your first end-to-end feature.
Work with your manager to understand how to grow your career at AWS and how to build a career growth planWithin 12 months, you will:
Become a subject matter expert in one of the product areas and deliver new features end-to-end.
Help drive the team's Weekly Operations Review to prioritize operation improvements.
Work with other engineers to improve our operations effectiveness by designing new systems, and making our current ones more effective.
Help onboard new engineers and guide them in their first weeks at AWS.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USABASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ 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 languagePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ 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 equivalentAmazon 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 $115,000/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.