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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is forming a brand new specialized team to create a new product that adds to the comprehensive set of AWS applications. Our intent is to leverage the power of utility computing to create a technology product that is innovative in its technology space. In this role you will work alongside some of Amazon’s most senior engineers as we challenge conventional wisdom and build software that will be used by AWS customers. While we can’t disclose the exact problem domain we are tackling, some key attributes of successful candidates include: insatiable curiosity, ability to think outside the box, willingness to put yourself in your customers’ shoes, strong desire to improve performance, and a need to prototype and rapidly iterate. Our project involves building software that will run on servers, exposing services to customers. If you are interested in being on an elite team and blazing new trails in the cloud computing space this job is for you.

To apply for this role, you should possess strong analytical, design and problem diagnosis skills. You should have an intimate understanding of how the web works from the underlying infrastructure of the Internet, to web servers, to browsers. You get excited about difficult distributed systems/workflow challenges and are a motivated self-starter. You should have the teamwork and attitude to thrive in a start-up like environment where flexibility is essential and delivering rock solid, customer focused solutions is paramount. If this sounds like you, come join us in Seattle and help AWS continue to write the cloud-computing story for the industry.

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- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or 4+ years relevant work experience – Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design and problem solving Computer Science fundamentals in data structures – 2 to 5 years experience of at least one additional modern programming language such as C++, Java

- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations – Experience building and operating online services and fault-tolerant distributed systems