A wave of innovation is bringing sweeping changes to networking technology. Virtualization, unimaginable scale, hardware commoditization and automation are revolutionizing network software. At Amazon Web Services (AWS) we leverage big data technologies and deep network analytics to model, build and run one of the largest networks in the world. We push the boundaries of robustness and fault-tolerance. Our engineers design smart adaptive algorithms that react intelligently to real-world events. We develop software at every level of the stack from front-end user interfaces to low-level embedded software and everything in between. We are a highly motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving team of software developers who thrive on solving challenging problems.

Key job responsibilities
* Understand, analyze and develop software solutions based on requirements related to telecommunications and network market segments, customer base, and industry verticals. Solutions to include custom GIS desktop and web applications, geoprocessing services, APIs, etc
* Configure, maintain and support production databases using industry standard RDBMS (PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server) and Amazon AWS offerings (RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift)
* Perform complex design, coding and testing of spatial applications using Python & JavaScript
* Able to think out of the box to address complex business and technical problems

A day in the life
As a Software Engineer on the Network Spatial Data(NSD) team you will build software that will allow AWS to understand, build and improve the reliability of the physical AWS network. NSD customers need this geospatial data to visualize a network that crosses the entire planet, identify where in the real world availability risk lies and to plan exponential network growth. This is a great opportunity to work full stack from geospatial visualization UIs, down through the big data services used to detect real-world anomalies. Work in an agile, startup-like development environment, where you are always working on the most important stuff.

About the team
We provide authoritative geospatial data, and physical risk analysis services for our customers to efficiently and reliably plan, build, and operate the AWS physical network. We are nimble and passionate about geospatial systems and building software at Amazon scale. Our product is full-stack covering global visualization of the Amazon network, down through APIs, search services and export functionality. This role will let you guide the product evolution, while touching the entire stack.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience as a GIS Developer (or a similar job function)
- Proficiency in Python & Typescript.
- Familiarity with building native AWS solutions, asynchronous messaging, and network protocols

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $115,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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