Software Development Engineer II, RDS Telemetry Platform

Amazon • Redmond, WA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a highly-skilled, experienced, and motivated software engineer to help us in our endeavour to make AWS the best place to operate relational databases. The RDS Telemetry Platform team builds and operates the infrastructure for collecting, ingesting, and routing database telemetry across the RDS fleet, including a Data Lake for fleet-wide analysis. The team also develops automated engines that detect performance anomalies, diagnose root causes, and deliver tuning recommendations using both traditional and generative-AI techniques. This is a rare chance for you to be a part of a highly visible team working at the intersection of database performance and AI, helping customers manage their growing fleet of Aurora and RDS databases. AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates to apply even if they do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, known for pioneering cloud computing and continuous innovation. AWS fosters an inclusive team culture through employee-led affinity groups and ongoing events and learning experiences. The company emphasizes mentorship and career growth, striving to continuously raise its performance bar. AWS values work-life harmony and strives for flexibility as part of its working culture.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
• 1+ years of contributing to new and current systems architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

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
• Knowledge of Machine Learning and LLM fundamentals, including transformer architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization techniques
• Experience in debugging, profiling, and implementing software engineering best practices in large-scale systems

Responsibilities

• Developing a product that captures and stores telemetry from Aurora and RDS databases and surfaces them to our customers through multiple downstream products.
• Exploring and building innovative solutions that leverage this telemetry to help customers troubleshoot and optimize database performance and detect security threats.
• Being responsible for all aspects of engineering, including development, testing and deployment of these services.
• Taking ownership of the operational excellence of your service.
• Resolving ambiguity and innovating on behalf of our customers.

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
• Inclusive Team Culture
• Mentorship & Career Growth
• Work/Life Balance

What This Job Offers

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