Turn ambiguous customer and business requirements into concrete projects, and personally own design, code, deployment, and operations from end to end.
Partner across AWS Databases on product vision and integration with the broader database portfolio. Work directly with customers on adoption and roadmap.
Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, coding standards, and operational excellence. Mentor senior engineers, and help hire and grow a strong team.
10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
10+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems
Deep experience in database internals or query processing (query optimization, execution engines, or both) and in distributed systems
Proficiency in C++, Rust, Java, or a similar systems language, building and operating mission-critical, highly available systems
Experience as a technical leader driving strategy and complex, high-impact projects across organizational boundaries
Experience mentoring engineers or leading engineering teams
Masters or PhD in databases, distributed systems, or a closely related field
Expert knowledge of optimizer frameworks: cost-based optimization, join enumeration, plan-space exploration, rewrite rules, cardinality estimation, and statistics (histograms, sampling, feedback-driven re-optimization)
Expert knowledge of execution engines: vectorized execution, operator pipelines, memory management, and code generation
Deep understanding of the PostgreSQL query engine
Experience optimizing queries over data lake formats (Iceberg, Parquet, Hudi) and federated sources
Publications or active involvement in the database research community (SIGMOD, VLDB)
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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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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, CA, East Palo Alto - 230,100.00 - 311,200.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually
