The role is for an SDE III on the Aurora Global Databases team, focusing on designing and implementing software components to enhance AWS database services. The team is dedicated to building high-performance, fault-tolerant systems that support mission-critical workloads for customers. Candidates should have a strong technical background and a passion for engineering robust systems. The position emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and contributing to an inclusive team culture.

• 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

• 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, coding, code reviews, testing, deployment, 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.