Amazon Software Development Engineer AWS Distributed SQL 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

242086407

Key job responsibilities
* Design, implement and deliver state-of-the-art distributed, high-performance data and transaction management processing algorithms and solutions.
* Deploy and monitor new features in a highly available and fault tolerant system running in the cloud.
* 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.A day in the life
As you design and code solutions to help our team drive efficiencies in software architecture, you’ll create metrics, implement automation and other improvements, and resolve the root cause of software defects. You’ll also:* Build high-impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base.
* Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
* Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input.
* Work in a startup-like development environment, where you’re always working on the most important stuff.
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 AWSWork/Life Balance
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.

- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- 1+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- 2+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent