1+ years of software development, or 1+ years of technical support experience
- 1+ years of network and operating system support, or 1+ years of system administration experience
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
- Fluency in both written and verbal Japanese
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM A LIFE AT AWS?
Every day will bring new and exciting challenges on the job while you:
- Work on critical, highly complex customer problems that may span multiple AWS services
- Leverage your extensive customer support experience to provide feedback to internal teams on how to improve
services.
- Drive tactical & strategical projects that improve support-related processes and our customers’ technical
support experience.
- Write tutorials, how-to videos, and other technical articles for the developer community.
- As we operate on a follow-the-sun model, with sites located globally, working hours and days are based on
customer demand and may include weekends (on a rotational basis).
WHY AWS SUPPORT? - First and foremost, this is a customer support role - in The Cloud.
- On a typical day, you will be primarily responsible for solving customer’s issues through a variety of customer
contact channels which include web, live chat, and telephone.
- You will be provided both self-paced and instructor-led training that help you develop the skills required to be
successful in your role
- As your career advances, you may also have opportunity to coach/mentor new hires, develop & present training,
and participate in hiring.
- You will be promoted multiple options to advance your career across the organization to help you meet your
ultimate career goals
Key job responsibilities
- First and foremost this is a customer support role - in The Cloud.
- Apart from working on a broad spectrum of technical issues, an AWS Support Engineer may also coach/mentor new hires, develop & present training, partner with development teams on complex issues or contact deflection initiatives, participate in new hiring, write tools/script to help the team, or work with leadership on process improvement and strategic initiatives.
- Career development: We promote advancement opportunities across the organization to help you meet your career goals.
- Training: We have training programs to help you develop the skills required to be successful in your role. We hire smart people who are keen to build a career with AWS, so we are more interested in the areas that you do know instead of those you haven't been exposed to yet.
- AWS Support Engineering has 24/7/365 operation model and work schedule will be required to include nights, weekends and holidays.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Why AWS?
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.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. 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.
Mentorship & Career Growth
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.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
