Software Engineer II, AWS DynamoDB

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

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon DynamoDB is seeking a highly technical software engineer to own end-to-end features for a NoSQL database service at massive scale in Seattle, WA. You will design, implement, review code, and mentor teammates while delivering best-in-class performance for AWS customers.

The role emphasizes hands-on development across the full SDLC, collaboration with senior engineers, and continuous improvement within a fast‑moving team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture experience.
• Experience programming with at least one language.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end software features from gathering requirements to deployment.
• Review designs, mentor teammates, and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Software development

System design

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Want to help shape the future of one of the largest NoSQL database services on the planet? The Amazon DynamoDB team is looking for deeply technical, team-first-mentality software engineers who are willing to commit themselves to providing best in class database performance to AWS customers.

DynamoDB is a key-value and document database that delivers single-digit-millisecond performance at any scale. As a fast-growing service at the core of the AWS Cloud, our business and engineering decisions have widespread impact across AWS, Amazon, and beyond. Many of the world’s fastest growing businesses, such as Lyft, Airbnb, and Redfin, as well as enterprises, such as Samsung, Toyota, and Capital One, depend on the scale and performance of DynamoDB to support their mission-critical workloads.

DynamoDB engineers are constantly challenged to think of unique and innovative solutions. The quality bar is high. As an engineer here, you will work on the hardest engineering problems in distributed systems at a massive scale and on multiple dimensions. You will exercise your intellectual curiosity, work with motivated teams of sharp individuals, and get insightful guidance from senior and principal engineers.

Key job responsibilities

This is a hands‑on position in which you will own everything from end to end: requirements gathering, designs, design reviews, implementations, code reviews, incremental feature launches, operations, mentoring, and the driving of continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually