Sr. Software Development Engineer - Amazon Redshift, Query Processing

Amazon is one of the world's largest technology companies, offering cloud computing, e-commerce, AI, and digital streaming services.
$151,300 - $261,500
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · AI

Description For Sr. Software Development Engineer - Amazon Redshift, Query Processing

Amazon Redshift is one of the world's most popular fully managed cloud data warehouses, serving thousands of enterprise customers who process exabytes of data daily. As a Senior Software Development Engineer in the Query Processing team, you'll be at the heart of Redshift's data plane, working on the massive parallel execution engine.

The role offers an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of data analytics at scale. You'll be joining a team that values work-life balance and emphasizes knowledge sharing and mentorship. The team features a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, creating an environment where senior members provide one-on-one mentoring and thorough code reviews.

You'll be working on critical systems that power analytical workloads for Fortune 500 companies, startups, and everything in between. The position requires deep technical, algorithmic, and coding expertise, combined with the ability to work in a fast-moving, collaborative environment at the industry's leading cloud company.

The team focuses on high scalability, performance, and extending the capabilities of the execution engine. You'll have the opportunity to influence the product vision, convert complex requirements into valuable customer features, and own the entire development lifecycle from design through deployment and operations.

Amazon offers competitive compensation including base pay ranging from $151,300 to $261,500 depending on location, plus equity, sign-on payments, and comprehensive benefits. The company values diversity and provides an inclusive environment where you can make a significant impact on a product used by thousands of customers worldwide.

This role is perfect for experienced engineers who want to work on challenging technical problems at scale while growing their leadership skills through mentoring and team development. Join us in revolutionizing how businesses handle their data analytics needs in the cloud.

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Responsibilities For Sr. Software Development Engineer - Amazon Redshift, Query Processing

  • Build systems that benefit Redshift clusters across the world
  • Take significant ownership on the overall product vision by defining new features and architecture
  • Distill complex and ambiguous requirements into meaningful projects
  • Own and code end-to-end deliverables from design to operations
  • Lead engineers on substantial projects
  • Help develop team through active mentoring and hiring

Requirements For Sr. Software Development Engineer - Amazon Redshift, Query Processing

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Benefits For Sr. Software Development Engineer - Amazon Redshift, Query Processing

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  • 401k

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