Software Development Engineer, S3

Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) team is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their Cambridge UK location. S3 is the largest commercial storage system globally, managing over 400 trillion objects. The role involves working on features that help customers manage and analyze exabytes of data, processing over 150 million requests per second. You'll be part of AWS Utility Computing (UC), working with various AWS technologies including databases, real-time streaming, and data analytics engines.

As an SDE, you'll own the entire lifecycle of your work from design to operations. The team builds customer-facing features like CloudTrail events for S3 requests and CloudWatch request metrics, providing security, governance, and operational visibility. You'll collaborate with talented engineers, participate in design reviews, and contribute to a customer-obsessed culture.

The position offers significant growth opportunities through mentorship and hands-on experience with complex systems. Amazon values diverse experiences and maintains an inclusive culture through employee-led affinity groups and ongoing learning experiences. The company emphasizes work-life harmony with flexible work arrangements.

This role is perfect for someone passionate about building scalable systems, has a customer-first mindset, and wants to impact cloud storage technology. You'll join a team that values operational excellence and provides opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology while solving challenging problems in cloud storage and data management.