Amazon · 2 months ago
Software Development Engineer, Consensus and Distributed Locking Systems, Transactional Services
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$129K/yr - $224K/yr
3+ years expAmazon is a leading technology company that powers distributed consensus across AWS. The Software Development Engineer will design, build, and operate systems that are stable and highly available while solving complex distributed systems challenges that impact AWS services.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
You work with the team to design, build, and operate systems that are stable, highly available, and performant
You solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and architectural patterns
You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (and when it is not). Your solutions are pragmatic navigating constraints
You create maintainable software without over-engineering. You make appropriate trade-offs, re-use where possible, and are judicious about introducing dependencies
You focus on operational excellence, understanding how decisions impact operational costs, and take on projects that make software easier to maintain
Designing and driving technical decisions that balance competing priorities and constraints
Implementing changes at a high quality meeting stringent requirements for availability, durability, and performance
Creating and implementing automation that improve system reliability and operational efficiency
Working closely with dependent teams to enhance system capabilities and resolve technical challenges
Driving investigations to root cause anomalies, and delivering robust solutions
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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 equivalent
Knowledge of distributed computing environments
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
Recent News
2026-01-11
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