Description

　　About The Team:

　　Looking to be part of a team building a state-of-the-art hyper-scale distributed SQL database service? Do you want to revolutionize the way people manage their transactional workloads in the cloud where you have direct and immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of users who use AWS database services?

　　The AWS Distributed SQL team is building a next generation transactional database service offering the familiarity and power of full-featured SQL, virtually unlimited scalability from zero, consistent global transactions, fault-tolerant, and simplified operations.

　　Our development teams are based in Seattle, Palo Alto, Toronto, Vancouver, Tel Aviv and Bengaluru which gives us a number of core overlap hours for shared meetings. Join us during this formative period of the product and be a leader in shaping the future of databases at Amazon and beyond!

　　Key job responsibilities

　　bout The Role:

　　The current role is for Control Plane team which is responsible for developing 10+ services ground up ranging from front end facing customer CRUD APIs, steady state heat/health management along with capability to scale from and to Zero, encryption, failover/failure recovery and many more. By working in the team you will get hands on experience on building globe scale services from scratch along with an opportunity to solve interesting/complex engineering and algorithmic problem.

　　An ideal candidate has experience in building databases or working on distributed systems, is able to dive into complex problems, work independently and is able to invent simple and elegant solutions. They are able to design, implement and deliver cutting edge software systems. They thrive on creative and collaborative problem solving, and also enjoy the challenge of operating services at AWS scale.

　　About the team

　　About the team

　　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 (gender diversity)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 fulfilment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

　　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 based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Seattle, WA, USA

　　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

　　Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

　　Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $115,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.