Amazon Software Dev Engineer II Amazon Redshift Query Processing 

United States, California, East Palo Alto 

31598628

Are you passionate about transforming business challenges into technological breakthroughs? Join Amazon as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) and help shape the future of global commerce.• You'll work on industry-defining projects with measurable customer impact
• Innovation cycles are measured in weeks, not years
• You'll build new products and features from the ground up
• You'll collaborate with talented teams to solve complex technical challenges
• Your solutions will scale to serve customers globally
If you're ready to turn bold ideas into reality while working alongside some of the best minds in technology, we want to hear from you.Key job responsibilities
* Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design for systems
* Code and test system components while participating in code and design reviews to ensure high quality, maintainable solutions
* Work collaboratively with other AWS Redshift teams to deliver and operate services while dealing with ambiguity in new service development
* Take ownership of overall system architecture, with focus on scalability, reliability, and performance
* Mentor other engineers, help define the technical culture, and contribute to team growth through leadership
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.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:Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.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.

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Requires strong coding skills with emphasis on logical thinking, data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving capabilities

- 3+ 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
- Experience with distributed computing and enterprise-wide systems Proficiency in at least one modern programming language like Java, C++, Rust, or Python building and operating mission-critical, highly available systems