Senior Software Development Engineer, Redshift Data Management Team

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. • Full-time • Redmond, Washington State, United States • $151.30k - $261.50k / year • 3d ago

DESCRIPTION

Join us at Amazon Redshift Data Management team to solve the challenging problems associated with building a database engine and managing a petabyte-scale system. You will be responsible for design and development of new features to enhance availability, scalability and performance of the system.

Key job responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain large scale software solutions using best practices
Write clean, readable and maintainable code and debug complex problems spanning across different systems
Communicate complex features, problems and solutions effectively and in details
Work with other teams to design, deliver and maintain large scale features
Enhance the architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance of the system
Provide mentorship and support to junior engineers

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. We are part of Redshift Data Management team, and some of our key areas of focus are high scalability, performance, storage, transaction processing, and autonomics.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
8+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
4+ 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
3+ years of experience in design and development of large scale distributed databases or filesystem.
5+ years experience writing large scale systems in C++ or C

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.