Software Development Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Want to make a big impact? This is the place. 70% of all traffic that leaves AWS is serviced by CloudFront! How do we grow 10x? That's where you come in! We have only scratched the surface of bringing computing to the edge.

CloudFront is looking for software development engineers to help design, develop, deliver, and operate cutting edge features both to delight our customers and to help CloudFront continue to scale to ever increasing heights. Work on projects that will transform how people produce and consume content in the cloud. Help us build a world where all the computing power and contents in the cloud perform as if they are right next to the customer.

CloudFront is part of AWS Edge Services, with a mission to bring the Internet closer to end users, speeding up their overall experience. AWS Edge Services provides highly available, low-latency, and scalable platform capabilities: CloudFront for content delivery network (CDN); Route 53 for domain name service (DNS); and Anti-DDoS detection and mitigation systems.

Why should you join us?
· We care about both delighting customers and building high quality software. Our leadership principles (http://www.amazon.jobs/principles) empower managers to act and challenge us never to accept the status quo
· It's rare to work in a job that will have direct effect on billions of individuals. The software and systems you build are leveraged by companies of all sizes. From small startups up to Fortune 500 companies that have millions of individuals interact with their offerings. Each second or millisecond saved per transaction results in millions or billions saved for some enterprises
· We offer a fast-paced environment with a start-up atmosphere. We ship code every day

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
· Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
· 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
· Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science or closely related field, or equivalent experience