Database Engineer III, Amazon Games

Amazon Games is seeking a talented Database Engineer III to support our live service games Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty. Youll design build and optimize database solutions that power millions of players experiences working with the latest technology at massive scale in a fast-paced gaming environment.

Key job responsibilities
Lead database architecture and design for Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty live game operations ensuring high availability performance and scalability for millions of concurrent players
Own team-level database solutions spanning the full lifecycle: design implementation testing deployment and maintenance
Solve complex database problems involving multiple constraints making strategic trade-offs between performance cost and reliability
Work independently on database solutions where business problems are defined but technology implementation is not bringing clarity through expert technical judgment
Collaborate with game developers software engineers and operations teams to optimize database performance and resolve production issues
Mentor other engineers on database best practices code reviews and architectural decisions
Drive operational excellence by identifying root causes of database issues and implementing permanent solutions
Use query languages (SQL HiveQL) schema definition languages (DDL) and scripting languages (Python Shell) to build robust database automation

A day in the life
Youll start your day reviewing database performance metrics and operational health for our live games. You might lead a design review for a new features data model troubleshoot a complex query performance issue affecting player experience or work with game teams to architect database solutions for upcoming content releases. Youll balance tactical execution with strategic planning ensuring our database infrastructure scales to meet growing player demand while maintaining the highest standards of reliability and performance.

About the team
Amazon Games publishes and operates live service games including Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty delivering engaging experiences to millions of players worldwide. Our Technical Operations team ensures these games run smoothly 24/7 building the infrastructure and tools that power player experiences. We value innovation operational excellence and customer obsession working in a collaborative environment where your technical expertise directly impacts player satisfaction.

- Experience in Database Administration and strong troubleshooting skills (tuning and optimization deadlocks schema design) with any Relational Database Engines (MySQL PostgreSQL Oracle SQLServer)
- Knowledge of writing and optimizing SQL queries in a business environment with large-scale complex datasets
- Experience with automation or working with scripting languages like Python Java Perl PHP Ruby Bash Shell or equivalent
- 5 years of database engineering experience
- Experience with database architecture high availability and scalability patterns
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex database issues

- Experience in Games Industry (supporting title Development Release or Live Ops) or experience with interrupt service routines
- Experience with AWS database services (RDS Aurora DynamoDB Redshift)
- Knowledge of database migration and replication technologies
- Experience with NoSQL databases and understanding of when to use them
- Familiarity with database monitoring observability and performance tuning tools

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco 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 San Francisco - 167800.00 - 227000.00 USD annually