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Senior Software Development Engineer, Aurora PostgreSQL

at Amazon.com

📍 US, WA, Redmond Unknown Posted March 14, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

This role involves developing and optimizing large-scale distributed database systems, focusing on query performance, system scalability, and reliability within AWS infrastructure.

  • Design and optimize distributed database systems
  • Improve query performance
  • Develop scalable system components
  • Mentor junior engineers
  • Collaborate on system architecture

The environment includes working on PostgreSQL, C/C++, Linux, distributed systems, and performance tuning for cloud database services.

The ideal candidate is a senior database engineer with over 5 years of experience in distributed systems, specializing in PostgreSQL, systems design, and performance optimization, with strong programming skills in C or C++.

5+ years of experience in software engineeringExperience with distributed database systemsKnowledge of query optimizationStrong programming skills in C or C++Experience in systems design
Database internalsPerformance tuningCloud database architectureLarge-scale system development
LinuxDistributed SystemsDatabase Management Tools
software engineeringdistributed systemsquery optimizationPostgreSQLCC++systems designperformance engineeringdatabase systemslarge-scale systems
SQLPostgreSQLDatabase SystemsDistributed SystemsQuery OptimizationCC++Systems DesignPerformance Engineering
LeadershipCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationTeam Mentoring
Industry Technology / Cloud Computing / Database Systems
Job Function Database system development and optimization
Role Subtype Database Engineer
Tech Domains Linux, PostgreSQL, Database Systems, Distributed Systems
software engineeringdistributed systemsquery optimizationPostgreSQLCC++systems designperformance engineeringdatabase systemslarge-scale systemscloud databasesdatabase internalsperformance tuningsystem architectureLinux

Less than 5 years experience, No experience with distributed systems or PostgreSQL, Lack of C or C++ programming skills

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