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Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS

Amazon

On-site
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Senior
Manager
5+ yrs
$168k–$227kPosted 3w ago

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Job description

Amazon is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS — a full-time, based in Seattle, WA role ($168k–$227k). Apply directly on Amazon's careers page below.

- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- 5+ 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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our 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. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.



USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
Amazon Web Services is looking for Sr. Software Development Engineer to join our growing
Amazon Elastic Container Services for Kubernetes (EKS) team. Amazon EKS is our managed Kubernetes service that makes it easy for customers to use Kubernetes without needing to become experts in provisioning and operating Kubernetes. EKS manages time-consuming administrative tasks like setting up, operating, scaling and updating Kubernetes freeing customers up to focus on their applications.

EKS Compute and Infrastructure team provides various options to help customer connect and run their workloads to their EKS clusters. EKS Auto, EKS Hybrid Nodes, Managed Node Groups, EKS Fargate and open source Karpenter. You will be joining a fast paced team working on greenfield projects, and make it easier for customers to run compute workloads on EKS clusters. Kubernetes has become the platform of choice for AI/ML workloads, with adoption growing rapidly across the industry.

You will be solving challenging technical problems, often ones not solved before, alongside with peers with remarkable technical expertise. The solutions you build will be high impact and rolled out to our large customer base across the world. If you are excited to work in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

This position involves on-call responsibilities, typically for one week every two months. We
don’t like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend, so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do get paged, we work together to resolve the root cause so that we don’t get paged for the same issue twice.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the salary for Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS at Amazon?

The estimated salary range for Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS at Amazon is $168,000 - $227,000 USD per year.

What skills are required for Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS at Amazon?

The required skills for Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS at Amazon include: AWS, Kubernetes, EKS, Python, Java, C++, Go, Docker, Git, Agile, Linux, Shell, SQL, Microservices, API.

What is the seniority level for Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS at Amazon?

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS at Amazon is a Senior / Manager level position.

How do I apply for Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS at Amazon?

You can view the full description and apply for Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EKS at Amazon on EchoJobs: https://echojobs.io/job/amazon-sr-software-dev-engineer-aws-eks-s6196.