Software Dev Engineer II, AWS catalog

Seeking a talented Software Development Engineer II to join our innovative team and drive technical excellence. You"ll design, develop, and scale robust software service that redefines how customers build and manage enterprise data catalogs in AWS, leveraging your expertise in system architecture and programming to solve complex challenges. Ideal candidates will bring strong technical skills, creativity, and a passion for building high-performance software systems.

Key points to highlight:

Mission-driven software development

Opportunity to design and architect scalable systems

Collaborative team environment

Potential for significant technical impact

Key job responsibilities

AWS Services expertise: S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, CloudFormation, EventBridge, Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, IAM, KMS, RAM

Backend development: Java, serverless architecture, API design

Security: IAM policies, encryption (client-side and server-side), attribute-based access control (ABAC)

Data systems: Data catalogs, metadata management, asset ingestion workflows

Distributed systems: Event-driven architecture, asynchronous workflows, workflow orchestration

Soft Skills:

Cross-functional collaboration

System design and documentation

Problem-solving in complex distributed environments

A day in the life

You will be part of a team that will own, design and build and operate new AWS data catalog and governance capabilities for humans and can scale to AI agents.

About the team

ABOUT AWS:

Diverse Experiences

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Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship and Career Growth

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