SDE-II: Build High-Throughput Distributed Systems

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs and sign-on payments

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle seeks an SDE-II to own distributed log and database systems powering AWS services. You will design, implement, deploy, and support high-availability software for millions of writes per second, collaborating with senior and principal engineers.

You will mentor junior engineers, participate in design reviews, and raise the team's technical bar while delivering large-scale systems that shape storage infrastructure at AWS scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and build highly available, low-latency distributed log and database systems that process millions of writes per second for AWS's most critical services.
• Own end-to-end delivery of software projects — from requirements through design, implementation, deployment, and production support.
• Drive improvements to security, reliability, durability, and performance across multiple foundational services.
• Lead and contribute to multi-year, cross-team migration and integration efforts with high-profile partner teams.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing sessions.
• Establish and evolve engineering best practices and operational processes for the team.

Skills

Distributed systems

Software development

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle seeks an SDE-II to own distributed log and database systems powering AWS services. You will design, implement, deploy, and support high-availability software for millions of writes per second, collaborating with senior and principal engineers.

You will mentor junior engineers, participate in design reviews, and raise the team's technical bar while delivering large-scale systems that shape storage infrastructure at AWS scale.