Job Information
Amazon Sr. Software Engineer, DBS Redshift in East Palo Alto, California
Description
Are you excited about cloud computing and exabytes of data? Are you passionate about delivering high quality services that affect hundreds of thousands of users? Amazon Redshift is the leading cloud data warehouse and one of the largest distributed systems in the world. We are building the next generation of data warehousing and looking for engineers to help shape the future of Redshift.
As a Redshift Software Development Engineer, you will build systems that orchestrate and manage Redshift clusters across the world. You will own code end-to-end from design, development, deployment, monitoring, and operations. You will mentor junior engineers and help develop a flourishing team.
Redshift Service Team in Palo Alto owns a set of Redshift control plane features and components that are in the area of Cluster Operations, Cluster Connectivity, Authentication and Authorization, Storage management as well as Billing and pricing features. Creating reliable, scalable, and flexible distributed services requires exceptional technical expertise, fundamental Computer Science skills, and practical experience building large-scale systems. You should be somebody who enjoys working on complex software, is customer-focused, and is passionate about delivering high quality software. Come join us and solve challenging problems in a fast-growing team with boundless opportunities.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
East Palo Alto, CA, USA
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred Qualifications
5+ 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
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $134,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.