Software Development Engineer II, AWS Activate

AWS Activate Program Startup Ace DeveloperThe AWS Activate Program provides startups the resources they need to grow successfully on AWS. We do this by understanding the uniqueness of each startup that applies for Activate, and then personalizing the resources we make available to them. Our resources include AWS service credits, Business Support credits, technical education and training, opportunities for business and technical mentorship from Amazonians and startup peers, and personalized growth benefits. Above all else, Activate's goal is to level the playing field for startup founders anywhere and everywhere. AWS Activate welcomes all startup builders with open arms, and we'll do our best to guide you through your journey, providing you with the relevant guidance, education and resources along the way.The AWS Activate team is looking for developers who want to change the way we help startups get started in AWS. We are obsessed with building tools and applications startups need to be successful at AWS. We strive to bring new tools, features, and innovations to the startup community. We are building applications that will use modern architectures, new services patterns, and exciting technologies to ensure we are meeting our customers' expectations for performance, availability, and features. We value diversity in backgrounds and believe writing is a learning process and that innovation is driven by learners, not knowers. As we deliver for our customer, we strongly encourage work-life balance; as well as, personal and professional growth.We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings and we host ongoing learning experiences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior engineers truly enjoy mentoring more junior engineers and engineers from non-traditional backgrounds through one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews.We care about your career growth. We try to assign projects and tasks based on what will help each team member develop into a well-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future. Our team puts a high value on work-life harmony. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.