Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Elastic Block Store

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides foundational services like Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). The Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) team is seeking experienced software development engineers to shape the future of cloud storage.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the EBS team, you will:

• Own the design, implementation, and operation of one of the world's largest distributed systems
• Work with a tight, agile team that continuously delivers features
• Have direct impact on millions of customers by improving latencies and AWS customer experience
• Develop software on cutting-edge platforms
• Drive the roadmap for next-generation compute instances
• Be involved in the complete software development lifecycle including design, coding, testing, reviews, deployment, and maintenance
• Lead project initiatives and influence long-term team vision
• Partner with senior engineers and collaborate with Stats customers
• Work alongside world-class technical talent passionate about AWS

EBS provides high-performance virtualized storage for Amazon EC2 and is crucial for many applications, from databases to distributed file systems and Hadoop clusters. This role offers the opportunity to gain extensive experience in cloud computing while working on systems that directly impact AWS customers worldwide.

The position is part of AWS's larger Utility Computing organization, which supports various services including Compute, Database, Storage, IoT, Platform, and Productivity Apps, including specialized security solutions for cloud services.