Senior PMT-ES, Amazon Aurora

Are you interested in building hyper-scale database services in the cloud Do you want to revolutionize the way people manage vast volumes of data in the cloud Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of users who use AWS database services

Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database engine that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. Aurora also manages all the work needed to set up operate and scale a database from provisioning capacity and installing software to monitoring and backing up the cluster to applying patches and upgrades. By automating these labor-intensive tasks Amazon Aurora enables customers to spend their time focusing on their data and business insights rather than on procuring and managing infrastructure.

Joining the Amazon Aurora team gives you the opportunity to:

- Work on a disruptive product thats still in its very early stages
- Solve challenging problems that will revolutionize database computing in the cloud
- Work for a company thats a recognized leader in the cloud computing space
- Have direct impact on hundreds and thousands of users of AWS database services
- Be involved in the fast growing big data space learn from the experts

This role will focus on defining seamless user experiences across Aurora which involves improving the getting started experience query execution experience building new experiences that better utilize generative AI this position you will play a pivotal role defining product requirements and tirelessly champion the needs of our customers. Youll work with our customers partners software vendors and operational stakeholders to prioritize roadmap features and spearhead the definition of new capabilities through expertly crafted business requirements documents.

The successful candidate must have exceptional problem solving skills strong business judgment and demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams. We are looking for a proven ability to execute both strategically and tactically and someone who is excited to take on new ambiguous projects that will be industry defining. This position requires a solid technical background and the candidate should be customer-focused with a passion for the cloud and information technology. Given this role focuses on bringing existing workloads to Aurora we welcome candidates with past experience in databases.

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
Our engineers collaborate across diverse teams projects and environments to have a firsthand impact on our global customer base. Youll bring a passion for innovation data search analytics and distributed systems. Youll 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 to transform service performance durability cost and security.
Build high-quality highly available always-on products.
Research implementations that deliver the best possible experiences for customers.

A day in the life
As you design and code solutions to help our team drive efficiencies in software architecture youll create metrics implement automation and other improvements and resolve the root cause of software defects. Youll 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 youre always working on the most important stuff.

About the team
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were 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.

About 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 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 theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.


- 7 years of product management experience
- 5 years of technical (software development network development IT other related) experience
- Experience delivering large-scale SaaS PaaS or LaaS products where you are responsible for the full product lifecycle from concept through GTM (go to market)
- Bachelors degree

- MBA or Masters degree
- Experience with building database products is a must-have for this role
- Prior expertise with building and shipping database services
- 3 years of relevant professional or military work experience which occurred after completing your undergraduate program and prior to starting your MBA or masters program
- Able to discuss a variety of architectures and systems used by their customers
- Experience working with external enterprises

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA East Palo Alto - 175000.00 - 236800.00 USD annually