Software Development Engineer, Distributed Systems Engineering

Amazon.com hires people from all types of backgrounds, into positions based all over the world. We recruit the best and brightest. Why Join Amazon.com? At Amazon, we believe that every day is still Day One. A day to take a first step. A day to look forward to new challenges. And today is that day for you. It's your day to be a part of something great. Your day to make your ideas come to life. And your day to join a company that redefines itself every day. That's the energy and excitement behind Amazon. Software Development Engineer, Distributed Systems Engineering Are you tired of “all standards all the day” professed by external committees and end up with a feeling of not innovating to your hearts content? Are you interested in making software that is challenged to meet new scaling and performance needs everyday?  Amazon.com is looking for an experienced technical expert in messaging technologies to join our Distributed Systems Engineering group. The Distributed Systems Engineering group is responsible for all the hard-core technical components that drive Amazon's huge multi-tier service-oriented architecture. You will help architect and implement messaging infrastructure that has availability, reliability and performance guarantees. Drive server-wide and cross-group initiatives, and be the domain expert. Ivory tower architects need not apply - this is a hands on position where you will be asked to do everything from build rock-solid components to formulate strategy and evangelize technology, lead company-wide architectural changes, mentor other engineers and provide training and support for our supported technologies. You need to not only be a top software developer with an established track record of delivering, but also excel in communication, leadership and customer focus. If you want to test your limits and tackle technical challenges you won't see anywhere else then come join our group.  B.S. in Computer Science or a related field. 10+ year's overall development experience. 7+ year's enterprise infrastructure software experience. Strong knowledge of messaging and asynchronous architectures. Deep understanding of infrastructure software architectural and design issues. Effective at architecting complex interactions across several subsystems to resolve real-world issues, articulating the architecture and obtaining buy-in from other teams. Deep understanding of performance, memory, I/O, threading. Solid with Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD) Deep systems-level programming skills in Java/C++ (not just application layer experience). Experience developing middleware systems and/or distributed system software is preferred Outstanding adherence to project deadlines and understands the balance between doing it right and getting the job done. Works well in a team environment and be able to effectively drive cross-team solutions that have complex dependencies and requirements. Experience of leading the architecture of an open source messaging product is preferred.