Software Development Engineer

Amazon Web Services (AWS); East Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 165,200 - 223,600; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a software engineer to help build and scale the world's largest fleet of relational databases on the cloud. You will work on multi‑tiered, distributed systems with a focus on reliability and high availability, using C++, Java, C#, or Perl.

Basic qualifications include 3+ years of professional software development, 2+ years in design/architecture, and a bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• 1+ year of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ year of designing and developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered, multi‑threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.

Skills

C++

Java

C#

Perl

OO design

Software development

Design/architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Job description

Job Description

Amazon is breaking new ground and changing the rules for relational databases. At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are the public cloud that serves customers at ultra‑large scale, with growth that is exponential every day. Due to our scale, we see challenges that no other relational database customers encounter. We are creatively and disruptively solving some of the most complex database problems related to growth, scaling, cloud leverage, high performance and high availability. If these challenges excite you and you want to be part of the core group responsible for the availability and durability of the world's largest fleet of relational databases on the cloud, we invite you to join us. We are eager to brainstorm, mentor, and build software together in a fun, collaborative environment.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• 1+ year of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ year of designing and developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered, multi‑threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl
• 1+ year of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing stateful Apache Flink applications utilizing CDC ingestion, checkpoint optimization, and exactly‑once delivery into Apache Iceberg or similar lakehouse formats
• Proven ability to build REST APIs for lifecycle management and deploy high‑throughput, low‑latency workloads on EKS/Kubernetes with a focus on auto‑recovery and zero‑downtime upgrades

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. The base salary range for this position is 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually.