Are you interested in building hyper-scale database services in the cloud? Do you want to revolutionize the way databases are built for the cloud? Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of users who use AWS database services?

Amazon Aurora offers MySQL and PostgreSQL compatible relational database engines that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. It provides up to five times better performance than MySQL or three times better performance than PostgreSQL all at a price point one tenth that of a commercial database while delivering similar performance and availability.

We are looking for software developers who are passionate about databases and large-scale storage system technologies, and excited about building database systems that run across thousands of servers across multiple datacenters worldwide.

Key job responsibilities
These are core systems development positions where you will grow to own the design and development of significant system software components critical to our industry leading database services architected for the cloud.

You will be part of the team that architects, designs, and implements highly scalable distributed database systems that provide availability, reliability and performance guarantees.

This is a hands-on position where you will be asked to do everything from building rock-solid components to mentoring other engineers.

You need to be not only a top software developer with a good track record of delivering, but also excel in communication, leadership and customer focus.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast-growing business and help shape the technology and the product.

About the team
AWS 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, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

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