Software Dev Engineer II, Aurora Storage

Amazon • East Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

Are you interested in building hyper-scale database services in the cloud? Do
you want to revolutionize the way people manage vast volumes of data in 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/PostgreSQL-compatible, relational database engine 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/PostgreSQL at a price point one tenth
that of a commercial database while delivering similar performance and
availability.

Amazon Aurora Storage team is looking for experienced technical experts in large
scale distributed systems development to build services that run across
thousands of servers in multiple datacenters worldwide and powers Amazon Aurora
service. These are core systems development positions where you will own the
design and development of significant system software components critical to our
industry storage services architected for the cloud. This is a hands on position
where 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, 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. A successful candidate will bring deep technical software expertise
and ability to work within a fast moving, startup environment in a large company
to deliver solid code that has a broad business impact.

Come, join us in reinventing database systems for the cloud!

About the team
About AWS
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? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly
adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped
innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global
500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their
businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious.
Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us
to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences,
including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon
conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

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.

Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should
never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for
flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the
workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Requirements

• 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
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Nice To Haves

• 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

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level