SDE II - Distributed Systems Engineer (AWS)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking an SDE-II to design and build high-performance distributed log and database systems that power AWS services. You will own features from requirements through production, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize critical code paths using Java and Rust.

Mentorship and cross-team collaboration are integral to the role. The role emphasizes strong CS fundamentals, memory behavior, and concurrent systems, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design/architecture experience on large systems.
• 1+ years of software engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ years designing and developing large-scale distributed software.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Math or related field.

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.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in production distributed systems using systematic debugging, performance profiling, and deep analysis of system behavior under failure conditions.
• Design and implement efficient data structures and algorithms optimized for throughput, latency, and memory efficiency in performance-critical paths.
• Identify and execute opportunities to reduce system latency and optimize cost efficiency across the platform.
• 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

3+ years software development

2+ years design/architecture

1+ years OO design

Distributed systems experience

Java / C# / C++ / Perl proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math or related

Tools

Java

Rust

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking an SDE-II to design and build high-performance distributed log and database systems that power AWS services. You will own features from requirements through production, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize critical code paths using Java and Rust.

Mentorship and cross-team collaboration are integral to the role. The role emphasizes strong CS fundamentals, memory behavior, and concurrent systems, with opportunities to influence