Amazon Data Engineer III Alexa Excellence 

United States, Washington, Bellevue 

39667121

Key job responsibilities
The Data Engineer we are looking for:
- Has knowledge of recent advances in distributed systems. You are proficient in a broad range of data design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (and when it is not).- Knowledge of engineering and operational excellence best practices. Can make enhancements that improve data processes.- Works with engineers to develop efficient data querying and modeling infrastructure.- Understands how to make appropriate data trade-offs. Can balance customer requirements with technology requirements. Knows when to re-use code. Is judicious about introducing dependencies.- Writing code that a Data Engineer or Software Development Engineer unfamiliar with the system can understand.- Delivers pragmatic solutions. You do things with the proper level of complexity the first time (or at least minimize incidental complexity).- Understands how to be efficient with resource usage (e.g., system hardware, data storage, query optimization, AWS infrastructure etc.)

- 5+ years of data engineering experience
- Experience with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL pipelines
- Experience with SQL
- Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS
- Experience mentoring team members on best practices

- Experience with big data technologies such as: Hadoop, Hive, Spark, EMR
- Experience operating large data warehouses