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 demands. This position involves designing high-performance replication pipelines and mentoring other engineers. The successful candidate will have a significant impact on the architecture and implementation of core systems that ensure global consistency and reliability.

• 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 operations
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Design and build high-performance replication pipelines for Amazon Aurora.
• Drive cross-Region failover orchestration to enhance disaster recovery.
• Define the architecture for the next generation of global database capabilities.
• Mentor engineers across the team to improve technical skills and 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.