Software Development Engineer, Amazon Aurora DSQL

Job Description

Aurora DSQL is a serverless, distributed SQL database with virtually unlimited scale, high availability, and zero infrastructure management. Join us during this formative period of the product and be a leader in shaping the future of databases at Amazon and beyond!

Requirements

• 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
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and deliver state-of-the-art distributed, high-performance data and transaction processing algorithms and solutions
• Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Deploy and monitor new features in a highly available and fault-tolerant system running in the cloud
• Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input
• Work in a startup-like development environment, where you’re always working on the most important stuff

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (multiple plan options)
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for mental health support
• 401(k) with company match and various investment choices
• Company-paid life/AD&D and disability insurance
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) for employee ownership
• Child care and elder care referrals, adoption assistance
• Paid maternity and parental leave (including Ramp Back)
• Paid time off (PTO) and company holidays
• Employee discount on Amazon.com products
• Career Choice program (95% tuition and textbook coverage)