Amazon’s Region Flexibility Engineering (RFM) team is actively seeking a Software Development Engineer to expand in Sunnyvale. The Region Flexibility Migration (RFM) team is committed to constructing and harnessing fundamental infrastructure capabilities, tools, and datasets crucial for the swift global expansion of Amazon's Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) infrastructure. Our primary emphasis lies in crafting resilient and scalable architecture patterns for regional placement automation, integrating engineering best practices, and championing the adoption of state-of-the-art AWS technologies to ensure the operation of all Amazon services with multi-region redundancy.

We are actively seeking a dynamic and innovative Software Development Engineer (SDE) to play a key role in realizing our ambitious vision. Your responsibilities will involve conceptualizing and implementing technical solutions for regional placement automation, cross-region libraries, and tools that enhance the efficiency of teams throughout Amazon. At its core, our team orchestrates the migration of cloud infrastructure, spanning across AWS regions, at an unparalleled scale. Your journey with us will involve close collaboration and learning opportunities within a vast Senior and Principal Engineering community.

Key job responsibilities
• Your role will involve solving algorithmically complex problems, working on both front and backend services that can scale to millions of requests, and building products to benefit tens of thousands of developers on a global scale, ensuring an exceptional customer experience.
• Your role is to design, implement, maintain, and deploy components addressing challenges within a complex ecosystem. Work across various programming languages, with a focus on Python and Java. What matters most is your proficiency in coding within the context of distributed systems and/or widely scaled web applications.
• Your role is to collaborate effectively, combining enthusiasm for problem-solving with strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Your role is to operate primarily within the Linux environment. We are seeking individuals who have fine-tuned their favorite distro to align with their preferences, going beyond hobbyists to showcase a deep understanding of Linux systems.

Requirements
• We are seeking an engineer well-versed in service-oriented architecture, capable of contributing to the rapid innovation at scale.
• We are looking for individuals with a strong understanding of networking fundamentals, encompassing experience with load balancers, switches, and routers.
• We are seeking individuals with excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of effectively communicating with both technical and non-technical individuals.
• We are interested in collaborating with individuals whose enthusiasm for problem-solving aligns seamlessly with their debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• We are looking for individuals with the ability to self-motivate and see projects through to completion. To us, this entails being detail-oriented, passionate, and consistently delivering results.

About the team
We form the bedrock of Amazon's online footprint, managing global marketplaces, partner portals, and consumer experiences. The Region Flexibility Migration (RFM) team is committed to constructing and harnessing fundamental infrastructure capabilities, tools, and datasets crucial for the swift global expansion of Amazon's Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) infrastructure. Our primary emphasis lies in crafting resilient and scalable architecture patterns for regional placement automation, integrating engineering best practices, and championing the adoption of state-of-the-art AWS technologies to ensure the operation of all Amazon services with multi-region redundancy.
Comprising a diverse international group of engineers, developers, administrators, and managers, we are united by our obsession with operational quality, security, cost reduction, increased availability, and the smooth operation of the largest eCommerce infrastructure. As a Software Development Engineer, you will collaborate within our dynamic team to refine and deliver solutions aligned with our operational excellence goals.

If you thrive on designing and building highly distributed systems and enjoy solving challenging problems, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Given the size and impact of RFM's customer base, we understand the significance of making our development tools seamless. We strive to make it easy to build high-quality, reliable systems that uphold Amazon Customer trust and support the evolving architectural needs of Amazon.