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Software Dev Engineer II, Global Engineering Insights & Software Tools (GEIST) tech team
Amazon
Austin, TX, USA
Posted on Dec 21, 2024
DESCRIPTION
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop technology that will redefine the customer experience for one of the fastest growing and strategic organizations within Global Engineering Services (GES)? Are you interested in joining a global team that is innovating with CX to make Amazon's building network grow? This is your chance to get in on the ground floor with the Global Engineering Insights & Software Tools (GEIST) tech team that is shifting the paradigm for engineering services with disruptive experiences! The GEIST organization supports a vast portfolio of buildings within the Amazon network and the build out standards and designs. We are seeking a dynamic Software Development Manager with spirit to help lead a team of software engineers to the next level. In this role, you will focus on product roadmap execution and opportunities to help identify best-in-class solutions to automate and standardize how our engineers operate when launching new buildings for Amazon. This role helps to support both technical and non-technical teams, allowing for holistic exposure to the Amazon business.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for working on behalf of teams and customers, have a track record of on-time delivery of large-scale projects, and have the ability to operate independently and autonomously. They will have the opportunity to build, scale, and shape the direction of this business. This role requires deep technical expertise, excellent leadership skills, and strong business judgment. You will be responsible for services that will be built and deployed globally, delivering an exceptional customer experience, provide thought leadership in a fast-paced development environment, and partner with product management and senior leaders to ensure the success of this program.
Key job responsibilities
Basic qualifications
• 5+ 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
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related technical field.
Preferred qualifications
• Experience in software development using Type script, ReactJS and Java.
• Experience on highly concurrent, high throughput systems and knowledge of complex distributed systems
• Experience in operating, troubleshooting and mitigating failures in highly-available services.
• Experience in using data stores such as MySQL, Postgres, Dynamo DB.
• Experience in building systems using AWS services such as S3, SNS, ECS, Route 53, Lambda, etc.
• A deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, and a track record of shipping software on time
• Experience with the SCRUM methodology for agile software development preferred
• Experience designing software architectures for scalability, reliability and performance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
• Proficient in AWS stack.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
Basic qualifications
• 5+ 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
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related technical field.
Preferred qualifications
• Experience in software development using Type script, ReactJS and Java.
• Experience on highly concurrent, high throughput systems and knowledge of complex distributed systems
• Experience in operating, troubleshooting and mitigating failures in highly-available services.
• Experience in using data stores such as MySQL, Postgres, Dynamo DB.
• Experience in building systems using AWS services such as S3, SNS, ECS, Route 53, Lambda, etc.
• A deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, and a track record of shipping software on time
• Experience with the SCRUM methodology for agile software development preferred
• Experience designing software architectures for scalability, reliability and performance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
• Proficient in AWS stack.
A day in the life
This is a hands-on position in which you will own everything from end to end: requirements gathering, designs, design reviews, implementations, code reviews, incremental feature launches, operations, mentoring, and the driving of continuous improvement. A successful candidate will have a deep technical expertise, excellent leadership skills, an interest in developing software, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment. You should be comfortable diving deep into technical architectures and requirements, be able to quickly identify solutions to challenges discovered during development, and ready to work with some of the latest cloud computing technology.
About the team
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop technology that will redefine the customer experience for one of the fastest growing and strategic organizations within Global Engineering Services (GES)? Are you interested in joining a global team that is innovating with CX to make Amazon's building network grow? This is your chance to get in on the ground floor with the Global Engineering Insights & Software Tools (GEIST) tech team that is shifting the paradigm for engineering services with disruptive experiences! The GEIST organization supports a vast portfolio of buildings within the Amazon network and the build out standards and designs. We are seeking a dynamic Software Development Manager with spirit to help lead a team of software engineers to the next level. In this role, you will focus on product roadmap execution and opportunities to help identify best-in-class solutions to automate and standardize how our engineers operate when launching new buildings for Amazon. This role helps to support both technical and non-technical teams, allowing for holistic exposure to the Amazon business.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for working on behalf of teams and customers, have a track record of on-time delivery of large-scale projects, and have the ability to operate independently and autonomously. They will have the opportunity to build, scale, and shape the direction of this business. This role requires deep technical expertise, excellent leadership skills, and strong business judgment. You will be responsible for services that will be built and deployed globally, delivering an exceptional customer experience, provide thought leadership in a fast-paced development environment, and partner with product management and senior leaders to ensure the success of this program.
BASIC 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 language
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
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