Amazon

Software Development Engineer II, AWS DynamoDB Storage Plane

Amazon$143K — $194K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of design or architecture experience for new/existing systems
  • Proficient in at least one programming language
  • Understanding of design patterns, reliability, and scaling
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Solve complex engineering problems using relevant technologies and best practices
  • Collaborate with team to design and build stable, high-performance software
  • Apply appropriate design approaches while ensuring code clarity and maintainability
  • Limit short-term fixes; prioritize proper complexity from the start
  • Develop flexible software that avoids unnecessary over-engineering
  • Maximize efficiency in resource usage like hardware and database operations
  • Engage with customers and stakeholders to discuss project concepts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Support for adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Mental health support and counseling services
Full Job Description
Interested in working at one of the largest distributed NoSQL database service on the planet? Amazon DynamoDB Storage Plane team is looking for a SDE to help us deliver a multi-year plan to rearchitect DynamoDB's storage backend and operate-at-scale in our ever-growing global footprint.

As a SDE on the DynamoDB team, you will solve exciting engineering challenges in distributed systems at a massive scale. We have a multi-year plan to reinvent our storage architecture to stretch DynamoDB's fundamental capabilities in terms of performance (latency, availability, throughput) and flexibility for our customers with different types of workload. You also will be a thoughtful steward of existing systems, appropriately challenging assumptions and rearchitecting systems when necessary to allow us to scale for growth.

Engineers say DynamoDB is a technically challenging space that requires unique and innovative solutions. As a developer on the DynamoDB team, you will work with an amazing team who will help you hone your coding, design, and architectural skills. You will work with senior engineers on a daily basis, a fantastic opportunity to learn from the best and grow your career.

If you want to tackle exciting and novel engineering challenges you won't see anywhere else, join our team!

Key job responsibilities

- You solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices.

- You work with your team to invent, design and build software that is stable and performant.

- You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (and when it is not). Your solutions are pragmatic.

- You consider the legacy of the code you produce and write code that an SDE unfamiliar with the system can understand.

- You limit the use of short-term workarounds. You do things with the proper level of complexity the first time (or at least minimize incidental complexity).

- You create flexible software without over-engineering. You make appropriate trade-offs, re-use where possible, and are judicious about introducing dependencies.

- You are efficient with resource usage (e.g., system hardware, database, memory/CPU, etc.)

- You work on project ideas with customers, stakeholders, and peers

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ 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

The base salary range for this position is listed below. 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 and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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