{"id":11944,"date":"2025-06-19T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/software-development-engineer-ec2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T00:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:24:27","slug":"software-development-engineer-ec2","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=11944","title":{"rendered":"Software Development Engineer \u2013 EC2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key job responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>\tOn the Managed Fleets team, you will get to build innovative software that lets customers define the shape and size of their fleets and to monitor the health and efficiency of how they are run.<br \/>\n\tYou will be using technologies like Java, Typescript, React and Python as well as various Native AWS services and Amazon-internal tools.<br \/>\n\tWe don&#8217;t expect you to be an expert in, or know all these technologies listed, but we do expect you to be excited to learn about them.<br \/>\n\tAs an experienced engineer in this team, you will play a committed role in developing high quality software designs &amp; solutions to our often complex problems.<br \/>\n\tThis position involves on-call responsibilities.<br \/>\n\tThis is typically once every 6 weeks.<br \/>\n\tWe don\u2019t like to be paged unnecessarily and we strive to keep this down and ensure our systems are fault tolerant.<br \/>\n\tOur team values work-life balance and respect each others time.<\/p>\n<p>A day in the life<\/p>\n<p>\tA successful Software Development Engineer will have good design skills, an excellent ability to solve problems, good communication skills and a desire to be a key technical contributor.<br \/>\n\tThe software you will be responsible for will require a breadth of technical development knowledge (i.e. distributed systems, synchronous API orchestration, scalability, availability).<br \/>\n\tDaily work will involve interacting with engineers, stakeholders and managers.<br \/>\n\tWe are just starting to scratch the surface of the opportunity in front of us and if this sounds like a place for you; come build with us and have Amazon-scale impact.<\/p>\n<p>About the team<\/p>\n<p>\tOur team supports each other in growing both personally and in our careers.<br \/>\n\tWe drive a high bar for quality via our design and code review processes.<br \/>\n\tWe also make time for social activities and to have fun at work.<\/p>\n<p>About AWS<br \/>\nDiverse Experiences<\/p>\n<p>\tAmazon values diverse experiences.<br \/>\n\tEven if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.<br \/>\n\tIf your career is just starting, hasn\u2019t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don\u2019t let it stop you from applying.<\/p>\n<p>Why AWS<\/p>\n<p>\tAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the world\u2019s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform.<br \/>\n\tWe pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating \u2014 that\u2019s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Work\/Life Balance<\/p>\n<p>\tWe value work-life harmony.<br \/>\n\tAchieving 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.<br \/>\n\tWhen we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there\u2019s nothing we can\u2019t achieve in the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Inclusive Team Culture<\/p>\n<p>\tHere at AWS, it\u2019s in our nature to learn and be curious.<br \/>\n\tOur employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences.<br \/>\n\tOngoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.<\/p>\n<p>Mentorship and Career Growth<\/p>\n<p>\tWe\u2019re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth\u2019s Best Employer.<br \/>\n\tThat\u2019s why you\u2019ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.<\/p>\n<p>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS<\/p>\n<p>\t3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience<br \/>\n\tExperience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems<br \/>\n\tExperience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design<\/p>\n<p>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS<\/p>\n<p>\t3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience<br \/>\n\tBachelor&#8217;s degree in computer science or equivalent<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( https:\/\/aws.amazon.com ) or<\/p>\n<p>.jobs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/.jobs","_company_name":"Amazon Web Services","_company_website":"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com","_company_tagline":"Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. 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