The AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) is one of the fastest-growing AWS businesses, providing super-simple provisioning and management for databases in the cloud. Customers can set up a new database with just a few clicks, and complex administrative tasks like scaling, fail-over, and monitoring are all handled in an automated fashion by our control systems.

The RDS team in Palo Alto is looking for Software Development Engineers that helps us evolve the service so that it continues operating at scale. We are looking for people that love to dive in and solve fundamental Computer Science and Systems problems. 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 you'd like to be a part of creating and operating always-on databases in the AWS cloud, this is the job for you!

Key job responsibilities
Build large-scale distributed software systems in Java, Python and other languages
Lead the design and rearchitecture of new and existing services and features that will be deployed and used at massive scale
Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design
Test and deploying software, and documenting the features and design of software
Provide guidance and mentoring to other engineers
Set the example for your team in terms of code quality, engineering practices, and productivity
Collaborate with Amazon’s legendary principal engineers to find simple solutions to brain-contorting problems
Interact with customers and other service teams to understand requirements and define solutions
Identify, evaluate and suggest mitigation strategies for risks during design
Support service operations and drive an operational virtuous cycle that reduces or eliminates customer impact

A day in the life
As you design and code solutions to help our team drive efficiencies in software architecture, you’ll create metrics, implement automation and other improvements, and resolve the root cause of software defects. You’ll also:
Build high-impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base.
Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input.
Work in a startup-like development environment, where you’re always working on the most important stuff.

About the team
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.