Software Development Engineer - Amazon Redshift, Query Processing

About the role

The Senior Software Engineer role at Amazon Redshift focuses on enhancing the query processing team, which is crucial for the execution engine of the data warehouse. The position involves significant ownership of product vision, defining new features, and converting complex requirements into valuable projects. The team values work-life balance and offers mentorship for career growth, fostering an environment of knowledge sharing. This role presents a unique opportunity to impact technology that supports analytical workloads for various businesses.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and code reviews
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Build systems that benefit Redshift clusters globally
• Define new features and architecture to enhance product vision
• Convert complex and ambiguous requirements into meaningful projects
• Own and code end-to-end deliverables from design to operations
• Lead engineers on substantial projects and mentor team members

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric)
• Financial wellness benefits including a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and college-savings and home-purchase programs

Pay

$143,700 - $223,600 per year