Sr. Software Development Engineer - Amazon Redshift, Query Processing

Overview

Amazon Redshift is one of the world’s most popular fully managed cloud data warehouse. Tens of thousands of enterprise customers use Redshift to crunch through exabytes of data in the cloud to make business critical decisions every day. To stay ahead in such a mission‑critical setting, at Redshift we must always re‑invent ourselves for customers. We are always looking for innovative engineers to help shape the future of Redshift.

We are actively hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Query Processing team of Redshift. Query processing is at the heart of Redshift data plane and is responsible for the massive parallel execution engine.

• Build systems that benefit Redshift clusters across the world.
• Take significant ownership on the overall product vision by defining new features and architecture.
• Distill complex and ambiguous requirements, converting them into meaningful projects that provide immense customer value.
• Own and code end‑to‑end deliverables from design, development, deployment, monitoring, and operations.
• Lead engineers on substantial projects and help develop a flourishing team through active mentoring and hiring.

• Design and code solutions to help the team drive efficiencies in software architecture.
• Create metrics, implement automation and other improvements, and resolve the root cause of software defects.
• 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 are always working on the most important stuff.

Amazon Redshift is a fully managed, AI powered, petabyte‑scale cloud data warehouse service. Our team works on the execution engine of Amazon Redshift and focuses on high scalability, performance, and extending the capabilities of the execution engine.

• 5+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 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.

• 5+ 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.
• Strong coding skills with emphasis on logical thinking, data structures, algorithms, and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Experience with distributed (multi‑tiered) systems architecture.
• Experience performing live system and core analysis using GDB.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance,…