Software Development Engineer, Glacier

Salary: $168,400 - 168,400 per year Requirements:

• We require 5+ years of professional software development experience outside of internships.
• We need 5+ years of programming experience in at least one programming language.
• We require 5+ years leading the design or architecture of new or existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
• We look for experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
• Preferred: 5+ years across the full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Preferred: a bachelors degree in computer science or an equivalent background.

• We lead the design and implementation of a distributed storage service operating at cloud scale.
• We develop software across the stack, from distributed systems work in Java to low-level systems programming that interfaces with hardware.
• We bring new systems into production and solve complex computer science and scaling challenges.
• We reduce the internal cost of migrating customer data to Glacier storage media.
• We improve data placement to make retrieval and garbage collection faster and more efficient.
• We own the migration pipeline from data discovery through to generating media-ready data units.
• We optimize data migration so it is fast and secure.

• AWS
• Cloud
• Hardware
• Support
• Java
• Security
• DevOps
• EC2
• IoT
• Web

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We build Amazon Glacier, a secure, durable, and highly scalable low-cost storage service for cold data that is rarely accessed but must be retained for long periods. Our team works within AWS Utility Computing, supporting core cloud services and specialized security solutions. We value work-life balance, flexible arrangements, mentorship, inclusive collaboration, and continuous learning. The role is based in Seattle, Washington, with a listed base salary range of 168,400.00 USD annually and comprehensive benefits including health coverage, retirement matching, paid time off, parental leave, and additional family and wellbeing support.

last updated 33 week of 2026