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Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer - Query Processing, Aurora DSQL

positionEast Palo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$151K/yr - $262K/yr
date5+ years exp

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance the query optimization and execution layer of Aurora DSQL, focusing on designing and implementing optimization algorithms and improving the execution engine.

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Responsibilities

Solve challenging technical problems, often ones not solved before, at every layer of the stack
Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security
Build high-quality, highly available, always-on products
Research implementations that deliver the best possible experiences for customers
Build high-impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base
Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders
Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input
Work in a startup-like development environment, where you’re always working on the most important stuff

Qualification

Database system internalsQuery optimizationCost-based optimizationSoftware developmentProgramming languagesDesign patternsMentorshipTechnical leadershipCollaboration

Required

5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
4+ 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
Strong background in database system internals and query processing fundamentals

Preferred

2+ years of experience with query optimizer architectures, cost based optimizers in OLTP database engines

Benefits

Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.
dateFounded in 2002
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Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://aws.amazon.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
BIRD Foundation
2025-01-22Grant

Leadership Team

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Matt Garman
Chief Executive Officer
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Anand Desikan
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