Software Development Engineer - Amazon Redshift Spectrum
Amazon Web Services AWS
We are searching for Software Development Engineers with passion for large-scale system building and data-intensive applications. If you are motivated by the fact that your code helps thousands of the world biggest companies to get insights from their data – this role is for you!
Our cloud data warehouse Amazon Redshift manages all the work needed to set up, operate, and scale a data warehouse, from provisioning capacity and installing software to monitoring and backing up the cluster, to applying patches and upgrades. With Redshift Spectrum, our customers can easily query data from Amazon S3, thereby scaling their warehouse out to Exabytes and allowing them to integrate data in all kinds of file formats from their data lake into their analytics.
As Software Development Engineer at Amazon Redshift Spectrum, you will:
- Translate functional and technical requirements into system designs.
- Develop and enhance Redshift Spectrum components that are maintainable and testable, thereby leveraging the latest agile software engineering methodologies.
- Participate in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards.
- Operate a large-scale, distributed service in the cloud.
- Mentor other new engineers and help mature a fast-growing team.
Joining the Amazon Redshift Spectrum team gives you the opportunity to:
- Work on the latest technology, as we constantly build the latest research concepts into Redshift Spectrum.
- Be part of something big, as you are working on a key pillar of AWSs extensive service portfolio and thousands of Amazon Redshift customers benefit from your contributions.
- Learn from the best, as you are working on challenging engineering tasks in a team of very experienced experts that are close to support you.
- Be part of a great team, as we invest a lot to create an inclusive environment that allows you to perform at your best, while maintaining a fun atmosphere.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3 or more years of experience in professional software development
- Experience in writing system software in a systems language such as C or C++
- Bachelors in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Very good knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
- Ability to write high-quality code that is robust and easy to maintain.
- Ability to work in a fast paced and agile development environment.
- Experience debugging, diagnosing, and trouble-shooting software.
- Good communication skills, analytical abilities, and design skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters or PhD in Computer Science.
- Experience in writing multi-threaded programs requiring concurrency and synchronization mechanisms.
- Experience delivering and operating large-scale, highly available distributed systems.
- Experience with database internals especially query optimization, and query execution.
- Proven ability to drive tasks to completion and take ownership of projects.
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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