Software Development Engineer, ElastiCache; AWS

Job Overview

Join the In-Memory Datastore team at Amazon Elasti Cache, where we build a next‑generation, high-performance, distributed in-memory database platform that powers real‑time applications worldwide.

• Design and build the next-generation in‑memory No
  
  SQL database platform.
• Lead the development of large‑scale distributed in‑memory storage systems, primarily in Java and C/C++.
• Develop and operate HTTP/REST services, asynchronous messaging, and event‑driven architectures that underpin the platform.
• Build real‑time failure detection and auto‑remediation systems to recover node failures within seconds.
• Drive horizontal and vertical scaling, management/monitoring plane workflows, fault tolerance mechanisms, and backup/restore technologies.
• Contribute to disaster recovery and prevention strategies to ensure high availability and durability.
• Mentor and grow junior engineers, serving as a technical leader.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with autonomy and accountability.

• Write and review production‑quality code in Java or C/C++ for distributed storage components.
• Participate in design reviews and architecture discussions on consistency, availability, and partition tolerance.
• Collaborate with peers to debug complex distributed systems and perform root cause analysis.
• Work closely with the monitoring plane and operations team to improve observability and reduce mean time to recovery.
• Engage with product and customer service teams to translate real‑world use cases into platform capabilities.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and pairing sessions.
• Participate in on‑call rotations and drive improvements to system reliability and operational tooling.

The In‑Memory Storage Platform team is a collaborative, intellectually curious group that values technical depth, ownership, and a bias for action. The team focuses on solving hard distributed systems problems and actively contributes to the broader No

SQL ecosystem.

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture experience, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
• 1+ year of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ year of designing and developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered, multi‑threaded, embedded or distributed software applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• 1+ year 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.

• 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. Compensation includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, and various life plans), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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