Software Development Engineer, Aurora Storage

About the role

Are you interested in building hyper-scale database services in the cloud? Do you want to revolutionize the way databases are built for the cloud? Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of users who use AWS database services?

Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and Postgres compatible, relational database service that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. It provides up to five times better performance than MySQL at a price point one tenth that of a commercial database while delivering similar performance and availability. Amazon Aurora is powered by an auto-scaling, auto-healing, distributed storage cluster of massive world-wide scale.

The Amazon Aurora Storage platform team is looking for experienced software engineers who are excited about building large scale systems spanning tens of thousands of servers, across multiple data-centers worldwide. These are core systems development positions where you will own the design and development of significant software components critical to our industry leading database services architected for the cloud. In this hands-on position you will be asked to do everything from building rock-solid components to mentoring other engineers. You need to not only be a top software developer with a good track record of delivering, but also excel in communication, leadership and customer focus. This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast growing business and help shape the technology, product and the business.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop significant software components for large-scale distributed systems.
• Own the full development lifecycle, from design to delivery.
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
• Deliver high-quality code with broad business impact.

Requirements

• Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent.
• Expertise in large distributed system design, development, and/or deep database expertise.
• Experience with system programming (multi-threading, memory management, synchronization programming).

About the Team

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

Why AWS?

• Inclusive Team Culture: AWS fosters a culture of inclusion through employee-led affinity groups and ongoing learning experiences, such as Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences.
• Mentorship & Career Growth: AWS offers knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career-advancing resources to help you develop professionally.
• Work/Life Balance: AWS values work-life harmony and strives for flexibility in the workplace to support both professional success and personal well-being.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, with options for supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support.
• Medical Advice Line and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

USA, WA, Redmond - $143,700.00 - $194,400.00 USD annually.

Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.