Software Development Engineer II, Aurora Control Plane Developer Experience

TL;DR

Software Development Engineer II (Aurora Control Plane): Design and develop significant system software components for highly scalable distributed database services with an accent on availability, reliability, and performance guarantees. Focus on architecting cloud-native databases, building rock-solid components, and implementing orchestration APIs and workflows.

Onsite in Dublin, Ireland

Company

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive cloud platform powering compute, database, storage, and IoT services for mission-critical workloads.

What you will do

• Architect, design, and implement scalable distributed database systems providing high availability and performance.
• Own development of core control plane components, APIs, and workflows for Aurora infrastructure.
• Optimize developer experience and operational tools to enhance speed and reliability of cloud-native databases.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate in a flat, startup-like team structure.
• Drive innovations in database management at hyper-scale impacting hundreds of thousands of users.

Requirements

• Experience in professional software development.
• Experience designing or architecting systems with focus on design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Flat organizational structure with casual office vibe and startup-like speed.
• High-ownership, collaborative, fast-paced atmosphere focused on reliability and innovation.
• Work-life harmony with flexibility, mentorship, career growth resources, and inclusive team culture.
• Employee-led affinity groups promoting inclusion and diverse experiences.