Join the Redshift Catalog team to tackle complex challenges associated with petabyte-scale systems. The role involves deep engagement with the interactions between the AWS Redshift query processing engine and catalog, focusing on reliable and fast metadata storage. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of distributed systems and will contribute to building a highly efficient analytics database engine. You will also work on innovative features that enhance Redshift's competitiveness in the analytics space.

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
• 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
• 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Design and develop the Redshift catalog
• Debug complex problems related to metadata storage
• Improve performance and availability of the system
• Mentor and grow junior engineers
• Create integrations between Redshift and other services

• 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.