SDE, AWS OpenSearch Service, Opensearch

Amazon is one of the world's leading internet companies, offering a wide range of cloud computing services through AWS.
$129,300 - $223,600
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS · Cloud
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Description For SDE, AWS OpenSearch Service, Opensearch

Are you interested in building out a cloud-scale log analytics and search platform? Do you want to revolutionize the way people manage and derive insights from vast volumes of data in the cloud? Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on a large number of AWS users? Do you want to be part of a fast-growing AWS service and work in a fast paced startup style environment?

Amazon OpenSearch Service makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale OpenSearch for log analytics, application monitoring, full-text search, and more. It's a fully managed service that delivers OpenSearch's easy-to-use APIs and real-time capabilities along with offering predictable performance and seamless scalability for production workloads.

As a Software Development Engineer on the Amazon OpenSearch Service team, you will:

  • Design, develop and support a world-class search platform serving individuals and businesses of all sizes
  • Produce bullet-proof code that is robust, efficient and maintainable; our primary languages are Java, Python, and C/C++
  • Work at the core of OpenSearch and Apache Lucene open source software with opportunities to contribute to open source
  • Work on challenging problems in areas such as data storage, query optimization, JVM performance optimization, security, machine learning and more
  • Continually challenge what exists and explore what should be changed to best meet evolving customer needs
  • Possess expert knowledge in large scale distributed system design and engineering best practices
  • Participate in setting a vision and objectives for Search Services in alignment with customer needs and market opportunities
  • Drive and work on algorithm and architecture design, execute and deliver results
  • Invent the future of search and log analytics in the cloud
  • Join a great group of motivated, top-notch people and work with them to solve challenging problems in a fun, collaborative environment

The team values work-life balance and offers flexibility in working hours. They are dedicated to supporting new members with mentorship and career growth opportunities. The environment celebrates knowledge sharing and encourages thorough, but kind, code reviews.

Amazon is committed to diversity and inclusion, with employee-led affinity groups and innovative benefit offerings. They host annual learning experiences and follow 14 Leadership Principles that reinforce seeking diverse perspectives, learning, and earning trust.

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Responsibilities For SDE, AWS OpenSearch Service, Opensearch

  • Design and develop world-class search platform
  • Produce robust, efficient, and maintainable code
  • Work on OpenSearch and Apache Lucene open source software
  • Solve challenging problems in data storage, query optimization, and more
  • Participate in setting vision and objectives for Search Services
  • Drive algorithm and architecture design
  • Invent the future of search and log analytics in the cloud

Requirements For SDE, AWS OpenSearch Service, Opensearch

Java
Python
  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred)
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience (preferred)

Benefits For SDE, AWS OpenSearch Service, Opensearch

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
  • Flexible working hours
  • Mentorship programs
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Employee-led affinity groups
  • Innovative benefit offerings
  • Annual learning experiences

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