Senior System Development Engineer, DynamoDB

Key job responsibilities

• Solve challenging technical problems, often ones not solved before, at every layer of the stack.
• Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security.
• Build high-quality, highly available, always-on products.
• Research implementations that deliver the best possible experiences for customers.
• Identify technical requirements based on business goals and product direction, and translate those requirements into detailed architecture and design.
• Execute multi-engineer, cross-team projects, and mentor others on project management and prioritization.
• Deliver quality projects and features on time and on budget.
• Lead design reviews for the engineering team. Set and drive technical best practices for the team.
• Participate in the full lifecycle of day-to-day development activities, including prioritization, task breakdowns, writing design documents, design and code reviews, implementation, deployment, and operations.
• Perform data analysis to identify opportunities to optimize our services.
• Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology, and work with management and the development team to bring in new technologies when appropriate.

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.

About AWS

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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.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
• Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes