Software Development Engineer, Amazon Monitoring and Observability

World's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, pioneering cloud computing and continuous innovation.
$129,300 - $223,600
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud
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Description For Software Development Engineer, Amazon Monitoring and Observability

Join Amazon's CloudWatch Logs team, where you'll be at the forefront of cloud monitoring and observability. As a Software Development Engineer, you'll work on one of the world's largest logging systems that enables AWS users to manage their application and AWS logs with high scalability and reliability. The role offers a perfect balance of technical challenges and work-life harmony, with core hours from 9am to 5pm.

The position involves building critical monitoring services that impact every AWS customer, both internally and externally. You'll be part of the Utility Computing (UC) organization, working with foundational services like S3 and EC2. The team values work-life balance and maintains a supportive on-call system, typically one week every two months, with a focus on building fault-tolerant systems.

Amazon Web Services, as the world's leading cloud platform, offers an environment of continuous innovation and learning. You'll benefit from a culture that embraces diversity through employee-led affinity groups, mentorship opportunities, and ongoing learning experiences. The role comes with competitive compensation ($129,300-$223,600 based on location) and comprehensive benefits.

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers with 3+ years of experience who want to impact cloud computing at a global scale while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. You'll work with a team that values fault tolerance, system reliability, and continuous improvement, making sure that every solution benefits AWS's vast customer base.

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Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer, Amazon Monitoring and Observability

  • Build, operate and improve a massive scale worldwide distributed service
  • On-call responsibilities (one week every two months)
  • Build critical monitoring services that impact AWS customers
  • Work with CloudWatch Logs team to manage large-scale logging systems

Requirements For Software Development Engineer, Amazon Monitoring and Observability

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • Experience with design patterns, reliability and scaling of new and existing systems

Benefits For Software Development Engineer, Amazon Monitoring and Observability

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  • Comprehensive medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Work-life balance with core hours 9am to 5pm
  • Career development and mentorship opportunities
  • Inclusive team culture
  • Employee-led affinity groups

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