Sr. Software Development Engineer , Aurora Limitless Database

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Software Development Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in building hyper-scale database services in the cloud. This innovative position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, directly impacting hundreds of thousands of users. You will collaborate with a diverse team, focusing on creating high-quality distributed databases that meet the demands of modern data processing. With a culture that values inclusion and mentorship, you will thrive in an environment that promotes work-life balance and continuous learning. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Mentorship programs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Work-life balance support

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience required.
• Experience with distributed systems and scalable components is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage high-quality distributed databases for cloud.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to build scalable solutions.

Skills

Software Development

Programming Languages

Design Patterns

Distributed Systems

Mentorship

Communication Layers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Sr. Software Development Engineer, Aurora Limitless Database

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.

Looking to be part of a team building hyper-scale database services in the cloud? Do you want to revolutionize the way people manage vast volumes of data in the cloud where you have direct and immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of users who use AWS database services?

Amazon Aurora is an exciting area of innovation for AWS, and the PostgreSQL-compatible edition of Amazon Aurora is built on top of one of the most active open source communities, PostgreSQL. The PostgreSQL-compatible version of Amazon Aurora is a relational database which offers enterprise-class performance, availability and durability to our customers, along with the management benefits of RDS. Amazon Aurora is one of the fastest growing businesses within Amazon Web Services.

Aurora Limitless Database takes the conventional Amazon Aurora further for scalability and high write throughput. Current data generation and data processing requires a database that can scale virtually to any limits and give a high write throughput. Limitless database exactly covers this aspect of the organizations needs with the obvious benefit of pay-what-you-use model.

If you are an engineer and interested in building hyper-scale distributed database services in the cloud, have direct and immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of users who are using AWS database services, come and join the excited team.

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Limitless team is looking for an engineer to work and collaborate with other engineers, database engineers (DBEs), stakeholders and build the high quality distributed databases for cloud. An ideal candidate for this position will be an engineer who has extensive experience working on designs and implementation of highly available communication layer components and protocols, experience with building scalable components in distributed systems, and knowledge of distributed databases.

About the team

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Amazon Aurora team with in AWS organisation builds databases for cloud environments. The team is spread across the world and works in harmony to create solutions that solves customer’s real world problems. The team is at the centre of building a highly distributed and scalable database for cloud and work with Product Management, DBEs and other engineers to build the high quality product. With AWS, off course the benefit on working on big scale projects, having all sides of product development covered and making a big impact come automatically. The team is highly dynamic and helpful to each other to bring the best out of the team work.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2. 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
3. 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
4. Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
5. 5+ years of building communication layers and protocols within distributed systems
6. 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
7. Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
8. Building scalable and highly available components in distributed systems

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