Senior Software Engineer - Redshift Data Management, Redshift

Amazon Redshift is looking for talented individuals with expertise and passion for building DBMS internals. We are interested in people who can conduct independent research and have a passion for building software and systems, that is, smart people who can get the job done!

Key job responsibilities

Converting functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design

Leading a team of engineers to implement this design

Coding and testing complex system components

Participating in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards

Working with other teams to deliver and operate large scale, distributed services in the cloud

Steer overall system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance

Mentoring other engineers, defining our challenging technical culture, and helping to build a fast-growing team

A day in the life

Joining the Amazon Redshift team gives you the opportunity to:

Work on a disruptive product that's still in its early stages

Solve challenging problems that will revolutionize database computing in the cloud

Build a product that will leverage the scale of resources available in the cloud

Work for a company that's a recognized leader in the cloud computing space

Be involved in the fast growing, big data space

About the team

Amazon Redshift is a rapidly growing, fast and powerful, fully managed, petabyte-scale data warehouse service in the cloud. It enables customers to dramatically increase their query performance when analyzing virtually any size data set using the same SQL-based business intelligence tools they use today. Storage, Performance, Scalability and Ease of Use are key focus areas within the Data Management Team.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we strive hard to build an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough but constructive code reviews. We value your career growth and assign projects that help team members develop their engineering expertise and leadership skills and feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Basic Qualifications

7+ 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

Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis

Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project

Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs

Experiencing mentoring junior software development engineers and driving engineering excellence

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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company?s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/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,

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https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.