Senior SDE, Redshift Query Processing – Scale & Performance

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon in New York, NY, seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Redshift Query Processing team. You will lead the core query execution engine, shaping features and architecture for massive data workloads. Expect ownership from design to deployment and operations, plus mentoring the team.

The role emphasizes high performance, distributed systems, and collaboration across functions to deliver customer value and scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience leading design or architecture of scalable systems.
• Experience mentoring or leading an engineering team.
• Proficiency in a modern programming language for mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end deliverables from design to deployment and operations.
• Define new features and architecture, translating requirements into deliverables.
• Mentor and help grow the engineering team.

Skills

C++

Java

Rust

Distributed computing

Mentoring

Modern programming languages

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon in New York, NY, seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Redshift Query Processing team. You will lead the core query execution engine, shaping features and architecture for massive data workloads. Expect ownership from design to deployment and operations, plus mentoring the team.

The role emphasizes high performance, distributed systems, and collaboration across functions to deliver customer value and scalable solutions.