The role is for a Software Development Engineer II on the Amazon Aurora Global Databases team, focusing on designing and implementing software components to enhance the database service. The team is part of AWS, which is known for its innovative cloud solutions that support a wide range of customers. The position requires strong technical skills and a passion for building robust systems that meet customer demands. The engineer will work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver high-performance solutions.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and operations
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Deliver software features and improvements to major portions of the team's software.
• Work with customers, stakeholders, and peers to understand and deliver the right solutions.
• Design software solutions to enable new features or improve existing ones.
• Write technical documentation to describe existing software design and propose new solutions.
• Perform operational work to solve customer problems and enhance team operations.
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, including scoping, design, code, testing, and maintenance.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.