Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Technology

SrSoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,AmazonDocumentDB

$100–227k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Sr Software Development Engineer, Amazon DocumentDB at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: Database technology, Distributed systems. Optimize storage. Optimize indexing”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years software development experience, 5+ years programming experience, 5+ years leading design or architecture, Experience as a mentor, Experience as a tech lead, Experience leading an engineering team

Nice to Have

5+ years full software development life cycle experience

What You'll Do.

Optimize query performance

Develop query planner

Develop query executor

Develop index structures

Advance database technology

Serve customers globally

Develop Amazon DocumentDB

Persist JSON documents

Retrieve JSON documents

Develop new query capabilities

Push performance bounds

Drive distributed systems innovation

Invest in user experience

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Industry experts; Development team

Full Job Description

Join us to advance the state-of-the art in database technology and serve customers all around the world. Our team develops Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility), a fully-managed cloud database that enables customers to persist and retrieve JSON documents. We are developing new query capabilities, pushing the bounds of performance, driving distributed systems innovation in scalability and high availability, and investing in user experience. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will be a critical part of our development team, responsible for optimizing storage, indexing and query performance of Amazon DocumentDB. You will take ownership of critical components, including the development of a query planner and executor, and index structures. This role places you at the heart of our core database technology team, where you will have the unique opportunity to collaborate directly with industry experts and drive the team’s long-term vision forward. Your contributions will not only enhance our current database solutions but also shape the future of our technology. If you are excited by the prospect of making it easier for customers to store, query, and analyze data at scale; if you are interested in databases, operating systems, distributed systems, and/or developer tools; and if you are looking to work with teammates to propose ideas, experiment, learn, and build great software – we would love to hear from you. About the team AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.   Why 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 Gl

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