Senior SDE – RDS SQL Server, Cloud & Distributed Systems Lead

Amazon; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join the AWS RDS for SQL Server team in Ireland. You will design systems, review architectures, unblock engineers, and craft narratives to align stakeholders from product managers to senior leadership.

You’ll own ambiguous, cross‑cutting problems end‑to‑end and mentor junior devs along the way. Work focuses on distributed systems challenges like automated failover and zero‑downtime patching, delivering highly available databases in the

Qualifications

• Mentor, tech lead or lead an engineering team.
• Lead architecture and design for scalable systems.
• Proficient in Java/C++/C# with OO design.
• Strong SDLC practices, code reviews, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Define strategy in ambiguity and design long-term solutions.
• Own full lifecycle from scoping to execution.
• Collaborate across teams and geographies to deliver results.
• Tackle complex problems and define project requirements.
• Communicate with senior leadership and build consensus.
• Balance rapid delivery with scalable long-term solutions.
• Mentor and grow team members.
• Champion best practices and process improvements.
• Clear blockers and keep programs moving.
• Deliver work shaping long-term team direction.

Skills

Mentor/Tech lead

Architecture design leadership

OO programming (Java/C++/C#)

SDLC best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join the AWS RDS for SQL Server team in Ireland. You will design systems, review architectures, unblock engineers, and craft narratives to align stakeholders from product managers to senior leadership.

You’ll own ambiguous, cross‑cutting problems end‑to‑end and mentor junior devs along the way. Work focuses on distributed systems challenges like automated failover and zero‑downtime patching, delivering highly available databases in the