Principal Software Engineer Aurora Storage
Principal Software Engineer Aurora Storage
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Aurora Storage internally known as Grover is a highly available selfhealing and sixway replicated storage service purposebuilt for cloud databases. Unlike other relational databases Auroras separation of compute and storage enables offloading several critical functions such as transaction redo logging crash recovery and backup/restore to Grover. Grover also enables customerfacing features facilitating data recovery logical replication and improved performance. Examples include Aurora Global Database Backtrack (rewinding a database cluster to a specific point in time) Continuous Backups and Fast Clones. Furthermore Grover supports additional AWS database services such as Amazon DocumentDB Neptune and Timestream enabling these services to further benefit from its durability scale performance and features.
Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3 and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Key job responsibilities
You are passionate about designing large scale and resilient storage systems innovating and supporting new technological architectures. Youll think globally when building systems ensuring we build high performing scalable systems that fit well together. We are looking for pragmatic visionaries who can translate customer needs into workable technology solutions. Your expertise is deep and broad; youre hands on producing both detailed technical work and highlevel architectural designs. As a Principal Engineer on our team you will work with leaders across database services organization to define our business and architecture vision. You will balance technical leadership and savvy with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology choices. You will own the architecture existing and future for Aurora storage layer. You will share your updates with AWS leadership get buyin and work with all stakeholder teams to maintain industry leadership. You will be the default mentor for all engineers on the team establish and demand best practices through your engineering leadership. You will immerse yourself in your teams entire software development lifecycle to have a handson impact. Youll strive for simplicity and demonstrate significant creativity and high judgment. You will take on the most challenging design and development problems personally and lead by example to deliver exceptional results that reflect a keen understanding of our customers needs and our business vision.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value worklife 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 theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employeeled 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 (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.
* Bachelors degree
* 10 years of noninternship professional software development experience
* Experience designing and building largescale systems in a multitiered distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture)
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. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3 and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Key job responsibilities
You are passionate about designing large scale and resilient storage systems innovating and supporting new technological architectures. Youll think globally when building systems ensuring we build high performing scalable systems that fit well together. We are looking for pragmatic visionaries who can translate customer needs into workable technology solutions. Your expertise is deep and broad; youre hands on producing both detailed technical work and highlevel architectural designs. As a Principal Engineer on our team you will work with leaders across database services organization to define our business and architecture vision. You will balance technical leadership and savvy with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology choices. You will own the architecture existing and future for Aurora storage layer. You will share your updates with AWS leadership get buyin and work with all stakeholder teams to maintain industry leadership. You will be the default mentor for all engineers on the team establish and demand best practices through your engineering leadership. You will immerse yourself in your teams entire software development lifecycle to have a handson impact. Youll strive for simplicity and demonstrate significant creativity and high judgment. You will take on the most challenging design and development problems personally and lead by example to deliver exceptional results that reflect a keen understanding of our customers needs and our business vision.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value worklife 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 theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employeeled 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 (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.
* Bachelors degree
* 10 years of noninternship professional software development experience
* Experience designing and building largescale systems in a multitiered distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture)
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. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
m/w/d
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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