Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Technology

Sr.SoftwareDevelopmentEngineer-AmazonRedshift,QueryProcessing

$185–250k New York, New York, 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 Redshift, Query Processing at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: Query processing, Distributed systems, Cloud data warehouse. Build systems for Redshift clusters. Define new features”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving capabilities; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years non-internship professional software development experience, 5+ years programming experience, 5+ years leading design or architecture experience, Experience as a mentor, Experience as a tech lead, Experience leading an engineering team, Experience with distributed computing, Experience with enterprise-wide systems, Proficiency in C++, Proficiency in Java, Proficiency in Rust, Experience building mission-critical systems, Experience operating mission-critical systems, Experience building highly available systems, Experience operating highly available systems

Nice to Have

5+ years full software development life cycle experience, Master's degree in computer science, Coding skills with emphasis on logical thinking, Coding skills with emphasis on data structures, Coding skills with emphasis on algorithms, Coding skills with emphasis on problem-solving, Experience with distributed systems architecture, Experience with multi-tiered systems architecture, Experience performing live system analysis, Experience performing core analysis using GDB

What You'll Do.

Build systems for Redshift clusters

Define new architecture

Distill complex requirements

Convert requirements into projects

Own end-to-end deliverables

Code end-to-end deliverables

Deploy end-to-end deliverables

Monitor end-to-end deliverables

Operate end-to-end deliverables

Lead engineers on projects

Develop team through mentoring

Develop team through hiring

Drive efficiencies in software architecture

Resolve root cause of defects

Build high-impact solutions

Participate in design discussions

Participate in code review

Communicate with stakeholders

Work cross-functionally

Drive business decisions

Provide technical input

Work in startup-like environment

Develop execution engine

Extend execution engine capabilities

Develop query execution engine

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborative environment; Cross-functionally; Internal stakeholders; External stakeholders

Full Job Description

Amazon Redshift is one of the world’s most popular fully managed cloud data warehouse. Tens of thousands of enterprise customers use Redshift to crunch through exabytes of data in the cloud to make business critical decisions every day. To stay ahead in such a mission critical setting, at Redshift, we must always re-invent ourselves for customers. We are always looking for the innovative engineers to help shape the future of Redshift. We are actively hiring a talented Senior Software Engineer in the Query Processing team of Redshift. Query processing is at the heart of Redshift data plane and is responsible for the massive parallel execution engine. Key job responsibilities As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Redshift, you will build systems that benefit Redshift clusters across the world. You will take significant ownership on the overall product vision by defining new features and architecture. You will distill complex and ambiguous requirements, converting them into meaningful projects that provide immense customer value. You will own and code end-to-end deliverables from design, development, deployment, monitoring, and operations. You will lead engineers on substantial projects and help develop a flourishing team through active mentoring and hiring. This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast-growing business and help shape the technology powering analytical workloads for Fortune 500 companies, startups, and everything in between. You will bring deep technical, algorithmic and coding expertise with the ability to work within a fast moving and collaborative environment in the industry leading cloud company to deliver a broad business impact. 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: Build high-impact solutions to deliver

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