Software Development Engineer II, DynamoDB Border Services Endpoint Management

Software Development Engineer II, DynamoDB Border Services Endpoint Management

Job ID: 2751272 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Do you want to work on new scaling challenges for one of the largest databases on earth? Do you enjoy simplifying complex problems and working on distributed systems? Do you want to work on a product that can access petabytes of data in 9 milliseconds or less, back up hundreds of terabytes of data in seconds, even across continents? DynamoDB is a key-value and document database that delivers single-digit-millisecond performance at any scale. As one of the largest distributed database systems in the world, we continue to believe it is Day 1 for the DynamoDB business. We are looking for a deeply technical, team-first software development engineer to push this product even further. As our database continues to grow, we need to scale the product even further. We are rearchitecting DynamoDB’s global footprint to make it even more scalable.

DynamoDB engineers are constantly challenged to think of unique and innovative solutions. The quality bar is high. As an engineer here, you will work on building services that operate at a massive scale and are responsible for routing large amounts of data. Our code is responsible for routing customer requests in the most efficient way across thousands of machines, while providing high throughput and low-latency experience. You will exercise your intellectual curiosity, work with motivated teams of sharp individuals, and get insightful guidance from senior and principal engineers.

This is a hands-on position in which you will own everything from end to end: requirements gathering, designs, design reviews, implementations, code reviews, incremental feature launches, operations, mentoring, and the driving of continuous improvement.

Key job responsibilities

DynamoDB Border Services team guarantees customer requests are routed properly to DynamoDB’s internal component that can handle user requests. We design, build and maintain systems that provide discovery and management of DynamoDB’s service endpoints across all supported network fabrics. We monitor endpoints, service health and we manage customer traffic distribution.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Design, develop, manage, optimize, and re-imagine highly distributed, large-scale services.
2. Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design.
3. Be hands-on. Work with others on the engineering team to manage day-to-day development activities, participate in designs, design reviews, code reviews, and implementation.
4. Deliver quality features on-time and on-budget. Execute against project plans and delivery commitments.
5. Contribute to the intellectual property of Amazon through patents and external publications.

A day in the life

As a DynamoDB engineer, you will be constantly challenged to think of unique and innovative solutions. You solve the hardest engineering problems in distributed systems at a massive scale by collaborating with motivated teams of sharp individuals.

In a day, you may study service dashboards deep diving anomalies, provide feedback as a Subject Matter Expert on code submitted by peers, pitch an idea to solve a difficult problem in the hallway to Principal and Senior Engineers, propose a design that turns stakeholder’s requirements into component level deliverables which guides your team to deliver successfully. It is intense, but the impact is massive.

About the team

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ 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
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ 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