Open Data Analytics Engineer: Scalable SQL Engines

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services in Arlington, VA is seeking a Software Development Engineer for Open Data Analytics - Engines. You will design and build next-gen Athena features, and optimize query performance at scale for data lake insights.

The role emphasizes distributed systems engineering and production-grade delivery. Strong CS fundamentals and OO language experience (Java, C++, C#) are required, with 2+ years of software development and 3+ years of design/architecture work.

Qualifications

• Experience programming in at least one language.
• 2+ years of non-internship software development experience.
• 3+ years of design or architecture experience with a CS degree OR 5+ years with a Bachelor's.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building next-generation technologies for Athena SQL at scale.
• Working on complex problems in distributed systems and query engines.
• Translating requirements into architecture and design.
• Delivering systems and features with high quality and on time.
• Owning end-to-end software development processes.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

Java

C++

C#

Education

Master's degree in CS

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Hadoop

Job description

Amazon Web Services in Arlington, VA is seeking a Software Development Engineer for Open Data Analytics - Engines. You will design and build next-gen Athena features, and optimize query performance at scale for data lake insights.

The role emphasizes distributed systems engineering and production-grade delivery. Strong CS fundamentals and OO language experience (Java, C++, C#) are required, with 2+ years of software development and 3+ years of design/architecture work.