Amazon · 5 hours ago
Software Development Engineer, Open Data Analytics - Engines
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$129K/yr - $224K/yr
3+ years expAmazon is a leading cloud platform provider, and they are seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their Amazon Analytics team. The role involves designing and building technologies for Amazon Athena, focusing on complex problems in distributed systems and ensuring high-quality software development processes.
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Responsibilities
Designing and building the next-generation technologies that will make Athena SQL the best environment to run analytic SQL at any scale
Working on complex problems in distributed systems and query engines
Translation of complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design
Deliver systems and features with top-notch quality, on time
Own the software development process end-to-end, including: working with engineers and product managers to develop requirements; designing, architecting, planning, implementing, and testing new systems and features; deploying, and operating the production Athena systems
Qualification
Required
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
1+ years of contributing to new and current systems architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) experience
2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
3+ years of experience with Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent OR 5+ years experience with Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, in: software development, including design, implementation, debugging, and support
Very strong Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, data structures, problem solving, and complexity analysis
Strong proficiency in developing objected-oriented software, with deep experience in one or more relevant languages (Java, C, C++, C#)
Preferred
3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Experience designing, building, operating, and managing large-scale distributed systems or web services
3+ years of agile software development methodology experience
1+ years of distributed systems experience
Experience working in at least two of these languages: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby or Bash/Shell
Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver products and projects on tight deadlines
Master's degree in computer science or equivalent, or experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, algorithms, and relational databases
Experience in query processing, query engines, and/or query optimization
Thorough understanding of parallel algorithms, concurrency, asynchronous architectures
Proficiency in high-performance, multi-threaded programming
Knowledge of and contribution to Hadoop ecosystem
Benefits
Great benefits
Flexibility as part of our working culture
Endless knowledge-sharing
Mentorship and other career-advancing resources
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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VP & CTO
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