Software Development Engineer II, AWS DynamoDB Web Service

The AWS DynamoDB team is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer to join their fast-moving observability and scaling team. This role focuses on building and managing a highly scalable, distributed key-value database service that powers mission-critical workloads for many of the world's fastest-growing businesses, including Disney, Dropbox, Snap, and The Pokémon Company.

As a Software Development Engineer II, you'll work on the core components of DynamoDB, with unique visibility into performance metrics. Your responsibilities include developing new instrumentation and metrics to analyze component latency contributions, driving latency reduction efforts, and improving DynamoDB's capacity management model.

The position is part of AWS Utility Computing (UC), which provides foundational services like S3 and EC2, along with continuous product innovations. You'll collaborate with diverse teams to impact our global customer base, focusing on solving challenging technical problems in distributed systems, often tackling unprecedented issues across the entire stack.

Your day-to-day work involves designing and implementing solutions to enhance software architecture efficiency, creating metrics, implementing automation, and resolving root causes of software defects. The role emphasizes building high-impact solutions for a large customer base and participating in technical discussions that influence business decisions.

The team culture strongly supports knowledge-sharing and mentorship, with experienced members providing one-on-one guidance and thorough code reviews. AWS values diverse experiences and backgrounds, encouraging applications from candidates with non-traditional career paths. The company emphasizes work-life harmony and provides comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, financial benefits, and career development resources.

This role offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology that powers some of the world's most important applications, while being part of a team that values continuous learning, inclusion, and professional growth. The position combines technical challenges with the satisfaction of building solutions that directly impact millions of customers worldwide.