SDE II — High-Performance Distributed Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking an SDE-II to design and build highly available, low-latency distributed log and database systems that power AWS services.

You will own end-to-end delivery of software projects—from requirements through design, implementation, deployment, and production support—working with senior engineers on a tight-knit team. You will mentor junior engineers, help raise the team's technical bar through design reviews and best practices, and contribute

Qualifications

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

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

Software development

System design

Debugging

Code reviews

Tools

Git

Build systems

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking an SDE-II to design and build highly available, low-latency distributed log and database systems that power AWS services.

You will own end-to-end delivery of software projects—from requirements through design, implementation, deployment, and production support—working with senior engineers on a tight-knit team. You will mentor junior engineers, help raise the team's technical bar through design reviews and best practices, and contribute