Software Development Engineer, DynamoDB

Want to help shape the future of one of the largest NoSQL database services on the planet? The Amazon DynamoDB team is looking for deeply technical, team-first-mentality full stack software engineers who are willing to commit themselves to our goal to grow the business 10 times over the next 2 years. DynamoDB is a key-value database that delivers single-digit-millisecond performance at any scale. As a fast-growing service at the core of the AWS Cloud, our business and engineering decisions have widespread impact across AWS, Amazon, and beyond. Many of the world's fastest growing businesses, such as Lyft, Airbnb, and Redfin, as well as enterprises, such as Samsung, Toyota, and Capital One, depend on the scale and performance of DynamoDB to support their mission-critical workloads. 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 the hardest engineering problems in distributed systems at a massive scale and on multiple dimensions. You will exercise your intellectual curiosity, work with motivated teams of sharp individuals, and get insightful guidance from senior and principal engineers. You will be responsible to maintain a high bar in terms of execution, operational readiness, code and design quality. You will serve as a mentor for junior engineers and help them grow. You are comfortable working with other seasoned DynamoDB engineers and hold your ground during design and customer experience reviews. This is a hands-on position where you will own everything from end to end: design, design reviews, implementation, code reviews, iterative feature launches, operations, mentoring, driving continuous improvement, and more. Key job responsibilities Our engineers collaborate across diverse teams, projects, and environments to have a firsthand impact on our global customer base. You’ll bring a passion for innovation, data, search, analytics, and distributed systems. You’ll also: - Solve challenging technical problems, often ones not solved before, at every layer of the stack. - Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions. - Build high-quality, secure, performant, highly available, always-on products. - Automate and improve repetitive operational processes. - Deep dive and continuously improve performance to deliver superior customer experience. - Scale distributed systems with optimal balance between performance and cost. A day in the life As you design and code solutions to help our team drive efficiencies in software architecture, you’ll create metrics, implement automation and other improvements, and resolve the root cause of software defects. You’ll also: - Build high-impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base. - Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders. - Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input. - Work in a startup-like development environment, where you’re always working on the most important stuff. About the team About the team Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future. Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. About AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. Mentorship & Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.