Software Engineer - Aurora Control Plane Platform

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the Aurora Control Plane in Seattle, WA. The successful candidate will work with senior engineers on systems that manage thousands of databases, ensuring high availability and performance through innovative software designs.

With a minimum of 3 years of professional experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field, applicants should be proficient in C#, C++, or Java. Mentorship of junior engineers and effective communication skills are highly valued in this role.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems.
• 1+ year of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior engineers to design and implement systems orchestrating thousands of Aurora databases.
• Build a platform with web service APIs and workflows to ensure Aurora's availability and scalability.
• Architect and implement highly scalable distributed database systems.
• Develop software components and mentor junior engineers.
• Demonstrate communication, leadership, and customer focus.

Skills

C#

C++

Java

Perl

Object-oriented design

Software development life cycle

Education

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

Tools

Git

SVN

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the Aurora Control Plane in Seattle, WA. The successful candidate will work with senior engineers on systems that manage thousands of databases, ensuring high availability and performance through innovative software designs.

With a minimum of 3 years of professional experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field, applicants should be proficient in C#, C++, or Java. Mentorship of junior engineers and effective communication skills are highly valued in this role.