Software Development Engineer - AWS OpenSearch, OpenSearch Dashboards
Amazon· Software Development
USA, WA, Bellevue$143.7k - $194.4kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Amazon OpenSearch Service is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design, build, and maintain world-class search and analytics applications for OpenSearch Dashboards and OpenSearch Service, with a focus on cloud-scale data indexing, search, and analytics in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and support a world-class search and analytics platform serving individuals and businesses of all sizes
- Produce high-quality code that is robust, efficient, and maintainable
- Work at the core of OpenSearch and contribute to the open-source project
- Work on challenging problems in areas such as data visualization, log analytics, observability pipelines, query optimization, security analytics, and AI-assisted insights
- Continually challenge what exists and explore what should be changed to best meet evolving customer needs
- Possess knowledge in large-scale distributed system design and engineering best practices
- Participate in setting a vision and objectives for OpenSearch UI in alignment with customer needs and market opportunities
- Drive algorithm and architecture design, execute, and deliver results
- Build the future of search, observability, and log analytics in the cloud
- Join a great group of motivated, top-notch people and work with them to solve challenging problems in a fun, collaborative environment
Qualifications
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Skills
Required:Software design and architectureDistributed systems
Nice to have:OpenSearch/OpenSearch Dashboards
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D) with optional Supplemental life plans
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- RSUs and sign-on payments
- Career development and accommodations information available upon request
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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