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Come build large scale distributed systems that are central to the next generation of analytics in the cloud. \nAWS Lake Formation is a service that helps build and secure data lakes in a simple, scalable, server-less architecture. We are looking for software engineers to join our growing team!\nAs a Software Engineer in Lake formation you will:\n- Solve unique and first-order problems in areas of Big Data, Distributed Systems, and Server-less data processing\n- Influence and build products that will leverage scale of resources to orchestrate data management and governance\n- Be catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive product while still early enough to have impact and influence\nKey job responsibilities\n- Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture, design and extensible code\n- Be an advocate of industry best-practices to produce reliable, fault-torrent and dependable code\n- Code and test complex system modules; develop and leverage frameworks to be effective and efficient\n- Participate in architecture, design and code reviews to maintain our high development standards\n- Mentor other engineers, defining our challenging technical culture, and helping to build a fast-growing team\nA day in the life\nMorning coffee in hand, you dive into Slack to catch up on overnight discussions\nBy mid-morning, you're deep in code, building features that help customers wrangle petabytes of data without breaking a sweat. 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These conversations fuel your work, you're not just writing code; you're solving problems that help organizations unlock the value of their data securely and at scale.\nBefore wrapping up, you spend time mentoring a newer engineer, reviewing code, or spiking on a crazy idea that might just work. \nYou close your laptop knowing you've built something meaningful !\nAbout the team\nWe are builders and data people that are obsessed with our customers and take-on big challenges. We support each other and encourage different views. We also like to have a bit of fun along the way.\nAWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. \nWhy AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. 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Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.\nBasic qualifications\n- 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n- 8+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience\n- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\n- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team\n- Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles\n- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence\nPreferred qualifications\n- Master's degree\n- 6+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\nLos Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. 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