Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS RDS SQL Server

RDS provides customers with databases that have multiple-nines of durability and availability. Achieving this level of reliability requires building control and monitoring systems that automatically detect and handle many types of failures within seconds and data replication options that accommodate various geographical distribution and disaster recovery objectives. The challenge is further heightened by needing to handle huge numbers of databases multiple database engines (RDS supports MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL SQL Server MariaDB and Amazon Aurora) and a wide variety of customer workloads.

This role is for the AWS RDS for SQL Server team. SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft. Amazon RDS for SQL Server makes it easy to set up operate and scale SQL Server deployments in the cloud. For more information on RDS SQL Server please visit:
To achieve our goals in this area we are looking for a Software Engineer who loves to dive in and solve fundamental Computer Science and Systems problems around performance timing state machine logic and distributed systems algorithms. Candidates need to have a strong sense of ownership passion to provide a great customer experience and excellent troubleshooting skills even when in high-pressure situations. If youd like to be a part of creating always-on databases in the AWS cloud this is the job for you!

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. Within AWS UC Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.



Key job responsibilities
Define strategy in ambiguity Identify problems and opportunities where the path forward isnt clear and design long-term solutions using sound judgment and stakeholder input

Lead end-to-end delivery Own the full lifecycle of solutions from scoping and design through execution simplifying complexity for the best outcome

Drive cross-functional influence Collaborate across teams organizations and geographies to align on goals and deliver results across one or more programs

Solve complex problems Tackle challenging business and technology issues define project requirements and resolve escalations decisively

Communicate at all levels Write strategic narratives and present to senior leadership; build consensus across diverse stakeholders

Balance short-term and long-term Make trade-offs between immediate delivery needs and sustainable scalable solutions while mitigating long-term risks

Mentor and develop talent Coach and grow team members raising the bar on team capability

Drive operational excellence Champion best practices and process improvements that elevate team performance

Clear blockers and drive resolution Navigate difficult situations escalate appropriately and keep programs moving forward

Deliver lasting impact Produce work that shapes long-term team direction and goals

A day in the life
As a Senior SDE youll split your time between hands-on coding and leading technical direction for your team. Day-to-day youre designing systems reviewing architectures unblocking engineers and writing narratives to align stakeholders from product managers and designers to senior leadership. You own ambiguous cross-cutting problems end-to-end: figuring out what to build driving consensus when people disagree making trade-off calls and mentoring junior devs along the way. Its part IC part tech lead and youre expected to find the path forward even when the problem isnt well-defined.

About the team
Were the team behind Amazon RDS for SQL Server making it ridiculously easy for customers to run SQL Server in the cloud without wrestling with infrastructure. We tackle gnarly distributed systems challenges (automated failover zero-downtime patching scaling at cloud speed) for customers ranging from scrappy startups to Fortune 500 giants. The culture Collaborative high-ownership and refreshingly low on bureaucracy we ship fast learn from our customers and actually enjoy the work. If you like solving puzzles that millions of people quietly depend on every day youll fit right in.

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- 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 (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team

- 5 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

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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 WA Redmond - 168100.00 - 227400.00 USD annually