Software Dev Engineer III, RDS Open SourceAmazon is breaking new ground and changing the rules for relational databases. If you're an engineer who is looking to grow, come on board! We have one of the most senior teams in AWS - and our senior engineers are eager to brainstorm, mentor, and get software built together. We build software, we patent new things, and we attend conferences around the world to learn even more.
RDS for Opensource runs the largest fleet of MySQL, Postgress & MariaDB databases in the world. By combining the open source power and popularity of MySQL & Postgress with Amazon Web Services, for all our database engines, we think we have a winning combination for both startups and enterprises who are moving all their most important data and applications to the cloud.
We have challenging problems to solve in distributed systems, concurrency, database internals, caching, query optimization, languages, and performance engineering. We intend to be the world's best managed database, built by an excellent team, all while having fun - come join us on the journey!
You will be responsible for defining the development and testing standards, mentoring junior engineers and hiring for the team. You will work with business and other AWS teams and translate the requirements to technical deliverables and hold the bar very high on the quality of our product.
A successful applicant must possess ability to excel in ambiguous environment, be smart to define the best possible architecture, possess excellent software development skills, good testing aptitude, and have working knowledge of relational databases and distributed systems. Ability to learn new skills and concepts rapidly and work independently is essential. Candidates need to have a strong sense of ownership, passion to provide great customer experience and excellent troubleshooting skills even when in high-pressure situations.
Key job responsibilities
- Define the development and testing standards
- Mentor junior engineers and hire for the team
- Work with business and other AWS teams to translate requirements to technical deliverables
- Maintain high quality standards for our product
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Experience in professional, non-internship software development
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience in development in the last 3 years
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.
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