Software Development Engineer, Amazon Neptune

Description

Amazon Neptune is a fast, scalable, fully‑managed graph database service that makes it easy to build and run applications that work with highly connected datasets. The core of Neptune is a purpose‑built, high‑performance graph database engine optimized for storing hundreds of billions of relationships and querying with milliseconds latency, enabling efficient navigation of highly connected datasets. Neptune works actively with the Apache Tinker Pop Gremlin open‑source project.

We are looking for an experienced, self‑motivated software development engineer who is excited to solve database problems and proficient in C++ or similar languages. You will design and deliver new algorithms and features that drive Neptune's high availability, reliability and performance guarantees to AWS customers. You will participate in project execution to develop cutting‑edge database service capabilities while working with amazing team members.

• Design and code solutions to help our 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 for our large customer base.
• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, 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’re always working on the most important stuff.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one‑on‑one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better‑rounded engineer.

• 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+ year of experience in C++, Rust, or a related programming language
• Knowledge of database internals, query planning and optimization, and/or storage performance and efficiency

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

The base salary range for this position is  –  USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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