The Senior Software Development Engineer role focuses on building globally distributed replication systems for Amazon Aurora, a cloud-based relational database service. The team is dedicated to enhancing cross-region disaster recovery capabilities to meet increasing customer demand. This position involves designing high-performance replication pipelines and mentoring engineers while influencing the technical direction of the team. Candidates should be prepared to work in a fast-paced environment where their contributions have a significant impact on AWS customers worldwide.

• 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, including coding standards and code reviews
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Design and build high-performance replication pipelines
• Drive cross-Region failover orchestration
• Define the architecture for the next generation of global database capabilities
• Mentor engineers across the team and influence technical direction
• Deliver solutions that improve recovery time for customers during regional outages

• 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.