Software Development Engineer, Open Data Analytics Engines - Spark

$129,300 - $223,600/Yr

Amazon - Redmond, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Redmond, WA

10,001+ employees

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About the position

The Software Development Engineer for Open Data Analytics Engines at Amazon is responsible for enhancing the performance and scalability of analytics services like Athena and EMR, which utilize open-source engines such as Trino and Spark. This role involves hands-on development, design, and implementation of key features and optimizations within the query engine codebase, contributing to significant improvements in engine performance and enterprise capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development for core components of the query engine
• Design and develop solutions and algorithms to improve the performance of Spark
• Design and develop improvements to the AWS Runtime for Spark's integration with other AWS services
• Manage complex deliverables project and research projects with deadlines
• Ensure data consistency and durability with breakthrough performance and scalability
• Interact and partner with the open source community

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Employee discounts
• Career development and mentorship programs