Sr. Software Development Engineer, Aurora Storage

Amazon Web Services Development Center Germany GmbH; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology company is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer for their Aurora Storage team in Berlin. This role involves designing and developing core components for AWS's database services while leveraging your expertise in C++ and complex software systems. Ideal candidates will excel in a collaborative, innovative environment focused on delivering high-impact solutions.

Leistungen

Flexible work hours

Mentorship and career growth resources

Inclusive team culture

Qualifikationen

• Experience building complex software systems successfully delivered to customers.
• Proficiency in C++ and experience with large distributed systems.

Aufgaben

• Design and develop significant software components for AWS database services.
• Mentor other engineers and build high-quality code in a fast-paced environment.

Kenntnisse

C++

Communication

Leadership

Customer focus

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Master's degree in computer science or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

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Sr. Software Development Engineer, Aurora Storage, Berlin

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Client:

Amazon Web Services Development Center Germany GmbH

Location:

Berlin, Germany

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

27.06.2025

Expiry Date:

11.08.2025

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Job Description:

External job description
Are you interested in building hyper-scale database services in the cloud? Do you want to revolutionize the way databases are built for the cloud ? Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of users who use AWS database services?

Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and Postgres compatible, relational database service 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 five times better performance than MySQL at a price point one tenth that of a commercial database while delivering similar performance and availability. Amazon Aurora is powered by an auto-scaling, auto-healing, distributed storage cluster of massive world-wide scale.

Amazon Aurora Storage platform team is looking for experienced software engineers who are excited about building large scale systems spanning tens of thousands of servers, across multiple data-centers worldwide. These are core systems development positions where you will own the design and development of significant software components critical to our industry leading database services architected for the cloud.

In this hands on position you will be asked to do everything from building rock-solid components to mentoring other engineers. You need to not only be a top software developer with a good track record of delivering, but also excel in communication, leadership and customer focus. This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast growing business and help shape the technology, product and the business. A successful candidate will bring deep technical and software expertise and ability to work within a fast moving, startup environment in a large company to deliver high quality code that has a broad business impact.

About the team
AWS Utility Computing (UC) 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.

About the team
About AWS

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. 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.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- C++ proficiency

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Large distributed system design development and/or deep database expertise and/or system programming (multi-threading, memory management, sync programming)