Database Engineer II - AMZ10279645

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Database Engineer II to design and develop robust database automation and to advise software engineers on database internals.

You will build automation around benchmarking, code management tooling in PL/SQL and Java, and shape the database roadmap. Expect on-call duties and opportunities to present best practices at conferences.

Qualifications

• Designing and developing distributed systems or cloud-based database services.
• Building automation frameworks or AI-powered tools for operational diagnostics, root cause analysis, or incident resolution.
• Developing and maintaining Oracle database solutions including performance tuning, configuration management, and high availability architectures; and
• Implementing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code to support automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of production services.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust and scalable database automation solutions.
• Advise software engineers on database internals.
• Execute and build automation around database benchmarking.
• Code database management tooling in PL/SQL and Java.
• Define specifications for database specific roadmap items.
• Solutions architecture of database systems for key customers.
• Perform on-call duties, including incident response, troubleshooting, and customer support.
• Present database best practices at conferences and workshops.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Automation frameworks

Oracle database tuning

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-based databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Oracle DB

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Employer: AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC.
Offered Position: Database Engineer II
Job Location: Seattle, Washington

Position Responsibilities:

• Design and develop robust and scalable database automation solutions.
• Advise software engineers on database internals.
• Execute and build automation around database benchmarking.
• Code database management tooling in PL/SQL and Java.
• Define specifications for database specific roadmap items.
• Solutions architecture of database systems for key customers.
• Perform on-call duties, including incident response, troubleshooting, and customer support.
• Present database best practices at conferences and workshops.

Position Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept seven years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Bachelor's degree and five years of experience.

Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s):

• designing and developing distributed systems or cloud-based database services;
• building automation frameworks or AI-powered tools for operational diagnostics, root cause analysis, or incident resolution;
• developing and maintaining Oracle database solutions including performance tuning, configuration management, and high availability architectures; and
• implementing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code to support automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of production services.

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $149,989/year to $168,800/year.

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