Sr. Software Development Engineer - Amazon Redshift, Query Processing at Amazon.com Services LL[...]

Amazon.com Services LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility in working hours

Mentorship opportunities

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Seattle, WA, to join the Query Processing team of Amazon Redshift. The role involves substantial ownership in defining new features, building systems, and leading engineers on important projects. Candidates must have over 5 years of software development experience, leadership skills, and expertise in programming. The position promotes a balance between personal and professional life with opportunities for mentorship and career growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Build systems that benefit Redshift clusters.
• Define new features and architecture for the product.
• Convert complex requirements into meaningful projects.
• Own and code end-to-end deliverables from design to operations.
• Lead engineers on substantial projects.

Skills

Software development experience

Leadership and mentoring

Programming in at least one language

Design and architecture

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

Amazon Redshift is one of the world’s most popular fully managed cloud data warehouse. Tens of thousands of enterprise customers use Redshift to crunch through exabytes of data in the cloud to make business critical decisions every day. To stay ahead in such a mission critical setting, at Redshift, we must always re-invent ourselves for customers. We are always looking for the innovative engineers to help shape the future of Redshift.

We are actively hiring a talented Senior Software Engineer in the Query Processing team of Redshift. Query processing is at the heart of Redshift data plane and is responsible for the massive parallel execution engine.

Key Job Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Redshift, you will build systems that benefit Redshift clusters across the world. You will take significant ownership on the overall product vision by defining new features and architecture. You will distill complex and ambiguous requirements, converting them into meaningful projects that provide immense customer value. You will own and code end-to-end deliverables from design, development, deployment, monitoring, and operations. You will lead engineers on substantial projects and help develop a flourishing team through active mentoring and hiring. This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast-growing business and help shape the technology powering analytical workloads for Fortune 500 companies, startups, and everything in between. You will bring deep technical, algorithmic and coding expertise with the ability to work within a fast moving and collaborative environment in the industry leading cloud company to deliver a broad business impact.

About the Team

Amazon Redshift is a fully managed, AI powered, petabyte-scale cloud data warehouse service. Tens of thousands of customers today depend on Redshift to revolutionize their data analytics processes, providing vital insights for their businesses. Our team works on the execution engine of Amazon Redshift and our key areas of focus are high scalability, performance, and overall extend the capabilities of the execution engine.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team