Senior Software Development Engineer

Who you are

• We are looking for software developers who are passionate about databases and large-scale storage system technologies, and excited about building database systems that run across thousands of servers across multiple datacenters worldwide
• You need to be not only a top software developer with a good track record of delivering, but also excel in communication, leadership and customer focus
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Experience in professional, non-internship software development
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles
• Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying

What the job involves

• Amazon Aurora offers PostgreSQL compatible relational database engines that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases
• It provides up to six times better performance than PostgreSQL all at a price point one tenth that of a commercial database while delivering similar performance and availability
• These are core systems development positions where you will grow to own the design and development of significant system software components critical to our industry leading database services architected for the cloud
• You will be part of the team that architects, designs, and implements highly scalable distributed database systems that provide availability, reliability and performance guarantees
• This is a hands-on position where you will be asked to do everything from building rock-solid components to mentoring other engineers
• This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast-growing business and help shape the technology and the product
• Amazon Aurora is a part of AWS Utility Computing (UC) which provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry
• As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services