R&D Engineering Intern - Reston, VA, United States - Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running.

We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.

We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.

You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform.

We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences.

Ongoing 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.

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer.

That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

• 7+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and handson systems engineering experience
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
• Software Development Expertise: Adept in professional software engineering practices throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence.
• Proven ability to program in at least one modern programming language with a strong grasp of programming fundamentals.
• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field, demonstrating a solid foundation in computer science principles and methodologies, including relevant mathematical concepts.
• Cloud Expertise: Handson experience working with AWS products, including serverless and eventdriven architectures, with proficiency in designing, implementing, and managing cloudbased solutions for ensuring reliability, optimization, and scalability.
• Database Technologies: Experience with various database technologies, including relational databases (e.g., RDS, MariaDB) and nonrelational databases (e.g. DynamoDB, MangoDb), demonstrating expertise in data modeling, storage, and retrieval while ensuring data integrity and security.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling clear and concise articulation of technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences, fostering effective collaboration within diverse project teams.

Experience in frontend and web development using React and TypeScript, demonstrating proficiency in implementing user-centered design principles to create intuitive, responsive, and engaging user interfaces.

• Agile Methodology Exposure: Familiarity with agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum and Kanban, with an understanding of iterative development, continuous improvement, and adaptive planning principles.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.