Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Aurora DSQL

Aurora DSQL Team Role

Does working on the latest distributed systems and database technology excite you? The Aurora DSQL team at AWS is building revolutionary transactional database technology, delivering innovative customer experiences in the areas of automated operations, global scale, query processing, and storage. If contributing to the design and development of a new, first-of-its-kind database excites you, the role on this new initiative may perfectly fit your career aspirations. Join us during this formative period of the product and be a leader in shaping the future of databases at Amazon and beyond!

This role is with the Data Ecosystem team which is responsible for building services that customers use to move data into and out of DSQL. This includes Backup & Restore, Point-in-Time Recovery, Change Data Capture (CDC), Bulk Import & Export, Streaming Integrations and Async Data Jobs (DDL, DML). In this role you will have the opportunity to apply your deep understanding of distributed systems architecture and design principles and will be required to identify and analyze complex problems, devise effective solutions and optimize performance and scalability. The team develops in Rust and uses CDK (Amazon Cloud Development Kit) to define cloud infrastructure.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Solving challenging technical problems, often ones not solved before, at every layer of the stack.
• Designing, implementing, testing, deploying and maintaining innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security.
• Building high-quality, highly available, always-on products.
• Researching implementations that deliver the best possible experiences for customers.

A day in the life involves:

• Designing and coding solutions to help our team drive efficiencies in software architecture.
• Creating metrics, implementing automation and other improvements, and resolving the root cause of software defects.
• Building high-impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base.
• Participating in design discussions, code review, and communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input.
• Working in a startup-like development environment, where you're always working on the most important stuff.

About the team:

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 that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences:

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

About AWS:

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture:

Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance:

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth:

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.