SDE, DynamoDB Storage — Build Scalable Distributed DBs

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,700 - 194,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon DynamoDB Storage is seeking a Software Development Engineer to help scale one of the world’s largest databases. You will design, implement, and operate distributed services with a strong focus on durability, availability, and performance.

The role emphasizes translating requirements into architectures, collaborating with senior engineers, and participating in design reviews, code reviews, and ongoing operations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate, and optimize highly distributed, large-scale services.
• Translate requirements into detailed solution architectures and technical plans.
• Work with others on the engineering team to perform day-to-day development activities, participate in design discussions, code reviews, and ongoing operations of the service.
• Deliver quality engineering work on time and on budget. Execute against project plans and delivery commitments.
• Scale distributed systems with optimal balance between performance and cost.
• Automate and improve repetitive operational processes.
• Support more junior members of the team as they progress with their careers.

Skills

Software development experience

Design/architecture experience

Programming in at least one language

Full software development lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon DynamoDB Storage is seeking a Software Development Engineer to help scale one of the world’s largest databases. You will design, implement, and operate distributed services with a strong focus on durability, availability, and performance.

The role emphasizes translating requirements into architectures, collaborating with senior engineers, and participating in design reviews, code reviews, and ongoing operations.