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[Remote] Software Development Engineer, Amazon Redshift Query Optimizer

Remote role Full-time Open position

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. They are seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the query optimization team for Amazon Redshift, where the role involves building systems that enhance Redshift clusters globally and leading substantial projects while mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Build systems that benefit Redshift clusters across the world
  • Take significant ownership on the overall product vision by defining new features and architecture
  • Distill complex and ambiguous requirements, converting them into meaningful projects that provide immense customer value
  • Own and code end-to-end deliverables from design, development, deployment, monitoring, and operations
  • Lead engineers on substantial projects and help develop a flourishing team through active mentoring and hiring

Skills

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
  • 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
  • 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
  • Master's degree in computer science or equivalent

Benefits

  • Sign-on payments
  • Restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave

Company Overview

  • Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://aws.amazon.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3262 in 2026, 22803 in 2025, 21175 in 2024, 19057 in 2023, 24088 in 2022, 12233 in 2021, 14881 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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