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Software Development Engineer

Amazon

Location

East Palo Alto, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/16/2026

Compensation

$165,200 - $223,600 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
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Job description

This role at Amazon Web Services (AWS) focuses on innovating for customers by solving complex database problems related to scale, availability, and durability. The team is responsible for maintaining the world's largest fleet of relational databases in the cloud, tackling challenges in distributed systems and performance engineering. AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates from various backgrounds to apply. The work environment promotes mentorship, career growth, and a strong work-life balance.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
  • 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications
  • 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • Experience designing stateful Apache Flink applications utilizing CDC ingestion and checkpoint optimization
  • Proven ability to build REST APIs for lifecycle management and deploy high-throughput, low-latency workloads on EKS/Kubernetes

Responsibilities

  • Innovate and provide solutions for scale, availability, and durability of relational databases
  • Solve complex database problems related to immense growth and high performance requirements
  • Collaborate with a core group responsible for the availability and durability of AWS databases
  • Engage in brainstorming and mentorship to develop software solutions
  • Participate in the design and architecture of new and existing systems

Benefits

  • 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.

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