Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Query Frontend

Amazon Web Services (AWS); New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own features end-to-end—from design to production operations—and to manage query routing within the Athena distributed system in a NY-based environment.

The role requires at least 5 years of software development experience, with emphasis on distributed systems, system architecture, and cloud-scale design. Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with distributed systems and system architecture.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or an equivalent field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own features and services end-to-end, including design, development, testing, and production operations.
• Manage the query lifecycle and routing queries within the Athena distributed system.

Skills

Distributed systems

Software development

SQL

System design

Architecture

Reliability

Scaling

Mentorship

Technical leadership

API

Cloud computing

Production operations

Testing

Deployment safety

Query lifecycle management

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own features end-to-end—from design to production operations—and to manage query routing within the Athena distributed system in a NY-based environment.

The role requires at least 5 years of software development experience, with emphasis on distributed systems, system architecture, and cloud-scale design. Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent preferred.