System Development Engineer, AWS Redshift

Job  | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Amazon Redshift is one of the world's most popular fully managed cloud data warehouses, trusted by thousands of enterprise customers to process exabytes of data daily and power business‑critical decisions. In such a mission‑critical environment we are constantly reinventing ourselves to stay ahead and continue delivering for our customers. We are looking for innovative engineers to lead that charge. We are actively hiring a System Development Engineer II on the Redshift Control Plane team.

This role is for those motivated by working in a fast‑paced environment, who take full ownership of their work and build teams of excellent engineers.

• Identifying and solving challenging systems, process and tooling issues to improve customer experience.
• Designing and implementing software components, products, or services that improve operational efficiency.
• Investigating technical issues thoroughly, performing root‑cause analysis, and implementing long‑term fixes to prevent recurrence.
• Providing solutions to technically challenging real business problems in a global organization.

• Designing and coding solutions to drive efficiencies in software architecture, creating metrics, implementing automation, and resolving root causes of defects.
• Building high‑impact solutions for our large customer base.
• Participating in design discussions, code review, and communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working cross‑functionally to help drive business decisions with technical input.
• Operating in a startup‑like development environment where the focus is on the most important work.

• 2+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 1+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, and scalability).
• 7+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands‑on systems engineering.
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems).
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, Power Shell, or Ruby.

• Experience with Power Shell, Python, Ruby, or Java.
• Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology.

Base salary range: $ – $ USD annually. Compensation includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance, supplemental life options, Employee Assistance Program, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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