Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Are you passionate about building systems at scale? Then this position in the EC2 Tabs team is for you.

Who we are: The EC2 Tabs team owns the KeyPairs, Placement Groups and Instance Type information. These resources are critical during the launch of an EC2 Instance.

What you will do: You work along skilled software engineers solving challenging problems whist taking ownership of delivering projects.

Why it matters: EC2, while a mature business, is still growing at an incredibly fast rate. Your job will be to ensure we build the right platform to enable the best customer experience.

Why you'll love it: This is an exciting team that provides plenty of space to innovate and grow. You will have ownership, not just responsibility.

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer, you'll be responsible to build and operate core EC2 services that enables launches of thousands of EC2 instances every day.

As an experienced engineer in this team, you will play an active role in developing high quality software designs & solutions to complex problems. You are successful at working autonomously in delivering software. You work with your team to invent, design and build software that is stable and performant. You write code that is easy to understand and your solutions are pragmatic. You regularly evaluate and improve your teams internal development processes.

Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Python, Java or Kotlin is required.

A day in the life
Work/Life Balance
Most of our team is based in Cape Town. Under normal circumstances, we follow a hybrid approach (3 days at the office, 2 days anywhere locally where you are effective & comfortable). From time-to-time, we work with our colleagues across the world meaning we accommodate the different time zones.

On-Call Responsibility
We rotate our on-call responsibilities which means that every few weeks, you would need to be contactable outside of office hours.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

About the team
The EC2 Tabs team forms part of the greater EC2 Control Plane organisation. You will have the opportunity to work with the some of the best engineers who are specialized in building large-scale distributed systems that are composed of smaller independent services.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Cape Town, ZAF

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in professional, non-internship software development
- Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Several years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

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