Software Development Engineer, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) is a disaster recovery service provided by AWS that enables organizations to minimize downtime and data loss with fast, reliable recovery of on-premises and cloud-based applications. DRS uses cost-effective AWS resources to maintain an up-to-date copy of source servers on AWS, allowing for point-in-time recovery and failback to the primary site after an issue is resolved.

We are looking for passionate software developers to join out team and help to solve a challenging set of problems in a space packed full of opportunities. In this role, you will participate in the full life cycle of AWS services including requirements definition, software design, implementation and ownership of the product.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic with working on mission critical applications that operate at scale. They will also be passionate about technology and working with the best software developers in the world to innovate and provide our customers an unparalleled experience.

Key job responsibilities

As a key member of the engineering team, you will have significant influence on our product strategy. Your role will involve helping define product features, refining system architecture, and spearheading best practices that enable a quality product. You"ll be instrumental in designing and implementing solutions that meet high availability, performance, and security requirements while setting the foundation for the next phase of our product and beyond. Your commitment to teamwork and strong communication skills will be crucial as you interact with both business and technical partners.

Creating a reliable, scalable, and high-performance service requires exceptional technical expertise, a sound understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, and practical experience building large-scale distributed systems. We"re looking for someone who enjoys working on complex system software, is customer-centric, and feels strongly about building good software as well as making that software achieve its operational goals. You should also maintain a forward-looking attitude, staying aware of the latest technology trends.

In this role, you"ll actively participate in product definition, technical architecture review, iterative development, and code review. You"ll develop automation testing to verify functionality as part of our CI/CD pipeline and provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of scalable and robust solutions. Operational excellence is key, so you"ll also participate in on-call rotations and incident response.

We value continuous improvement and technical excellence. As such, you"ll have the opportunity to mentor team members on technologies and best practices. Your verbal and written communication skills will be essential as you collaborate with the team and stakeholders.