Software Development Engineer; AWS

Job Overview

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. As part of the AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) team, you will innovate for customers by building scalable, highly available, and durable cloud databases. You will tackle challenges related to distributed systems, concurrency, high availability, durability, performance, and performance engineering.

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.

• 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

• Experience designing stateful Apache Flink applications utilizing CDC ingestion, checkpoint optimization, and exactly‑once delivery into Apache Iceberg or similar lakehouse formats
• Proven ability to build REST APIs for lifecycle management and deploy high‑throughput, low‑latency workloads on EKS/Kubernetes with a focus on auto‑recovery and zero‑downtime upgrades.

Position duties include working safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhering to standards of excellence; communicating effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and following all applicable federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.

Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), Basic Life & AD&D insurance, Supplemental life plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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Location:

USA, CA, East Palo Alto — $ — $ USD annually.

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