Software Dev Engineer II, Amazon Aurora DSQL

Aurora DSQL is a serverless, distributed SQL database with virtually unlimited scale, high availability, and zero infrastructure management. Aurora DSQL automatically scales compute, I/O, and storage, so it can efficiently adapt to any workload needs. The active-active serverless design automates failure recovery, so customers don't have to worry about traditional database failover. Aurora DSQL helps customers to build and maintain applications that are always available at any scale.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a fast-growing business and help shape the technology that will power transactional and analytical workloads for Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and everything in between. If contributing to the design and development of this new, first-of-its-kind database excites you, then this role may perfectly fit your career aspirations. Join us during this formative period of the product and be a leader in shaping the future of databases at Amazon and beyond!

Aurora DSQL's BOM team tackles some of the most challenging problems in distributed systems at hyperscale. How do you accurately meter billions of transactions across a globally distributed, active-active database in real-time while ensuring every customer is billed correctly? How do you build observability systems that provide deep insights into a distributed SQL engine without impacting performance? How do you benchmark a database that can scale infinitely and make those tools available to customers worldwide? How do you predict capacity needs for a system that can grow from zero to massive scale in minutes?

The team designs and builds novel distributed systems across four critical domains: metering infrastructure with sophisticated test contracts to guarantee billing accuracy; monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing solutions that give engineers and customers unprecedented visibility into system behavior; open-source benchmarking automation that validates DSQL's performance against industry-leading databases; and ML-based capacity forecasting systems that optimize resource utilization across AWS regions.

This work directly impacts every DSQL customer and shapes how they experience the service. The team develops primarily in Rust and uses CDK to define cloud infrastructure, working at the intersection of distributed systems, observability, and operational excellence.

A day in the life
As you design and code solutions to help our team drive efficiencies in software architecture, you’ll create metrics, implement automation and other improvements, and resolve the root cause of software defects. You’ll also:
- Design, implement and deliver state-of-the-art distributed, high-performance data and transaction processing algorithms and solutions.
- Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Deploy and monitor new features in a highly available and fault tolerant system running in the cloud.
- 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.

About the team
Mentorship & Career Growth
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 that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives. - 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+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years 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, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming in Rust

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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