Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Have you ever wanted to work on state of the art Big Data, Query and Serverless systems that will make a lasting impact on technology? Do you have the passion to tackle tough problems by bringing extensible, cutting edge query technologies to customers around the world? Come join the Amazon Timestream, a brand new, high-scale distributed database service that is poised to disrupt the industry!

What is Timestream?

Timestream is a fast, scalable, fully-managed time series database service that makes it easy to store and analyze trillions of events per day in a cost-efficient manner. We are developing innovative new capabilities from the ground up that will transform the way customers analyze their data while also giving them high performance, low costs, and exceptional ease-of-use.

What will you be doing?
In this role, youll deliver large-scale, high performance production systems, design new software systems of distributed database technology, and have a significant bottom-line impact on our business results.You will have the opportunity to develop deep expertise in areas like distributed systems, query engines, open source applications and performance optimization and contribute to the leading open source big data and analytic frameworks like Hive, Spark, and Presto.

If you are interested in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems, have a high quality bar and a passion for solving challenging problems, we need you! Come innovate with us!

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C including object-oriented design
1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
Strong knowledge and experience coding in one of the following programming languages: Java, C, C++, Go, or Scala
Strong at applying data structures, algorithms, and object oriented design, to solve challenging problems
2+ years of hands on experience in software development, including design, implementation, debugging, and operation of scalable system software and/or services
Good understanding of distributed systems and web services technology
Experience working with REST and RPC service patterns or other client/server interaction models
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with serverless, big data, ETL technologies at scale.
Proficiency with open source technologies such as Presto, Hive, Apache Spark, or Apache Impala.
Familiarity with JDBC / ODBC, SQL query processing, and distributed query engines including query optimization
Experience in measuring and improving system performance and efficiency
Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for SDLC management, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations
Experience communicating with customers, peer technical teams, and management, to collect requirements, describe product features, and influence outcomes in technical decision-making.
Master's degree, PhD, or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.