Job summary
Amazon Neptune is a fast, scalable, fully-managed graph database service makes it easy to build and run applications that work with highly connected datasets. The core of Amazon Neptune is a purpose-built, high-performance graph database engine optimized for storing hundreds of billions of relationships and querying with milliseconds latency, allowing you to build queries that efficiently navigate highly connected datasets easily.

Neptune powers graph use cases such as recommendation engines, fraud detection, knowledge graphs, drug discovery, network security, etc. Amazon Neptune is built for cloud scalability, durability, availability, and performance. Neptune builds on top of foundational AWS services such as EC2, S3, and DynamoDB to deliver a cost-effective and straightforward database solution for customers worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated engineer who is excited to solve database problems. As an SDE on Neptune, you will design and deliver new technologies and features that drive Neptune's high availability, reliability, and performance guarantees to AWS customers. In addition, you will participate in project execution to develop cutting-edge database service capabilities while working with fantastic team members.


This position is a unique opportunity to work in an emerging space shaping the future of "Data." We are looking for candidates who will bring deep technical and engineering skills.

To learn more about Amazon Neptune, visit: https://aws.amazon.com/neptune/


Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth

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 based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of professional software development experience
• 4+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
• 4+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead OR leading an engineering team

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Lead architecture of large initiatives in scaling, security and availability.
• Possess experience developing complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Design, develop and support a world-class database serving individuals and businesses of all sizes
• Produce bullet-proof code that is robust, efficient and maintainable; our primary languages are Java, C++ and Python
• Continually challenge what exists and explore what should be changed to best meet evolving business and market needs.
• Possess expert knowledge in large scale distributed system design and engineering best practices
• Participate in setting a vision and objectives for graph databases in alignment with business and market needs
• Drive and work on algorithm and architecture design, execute and deliver results.
• Invent the future of databases, instead of just being a bystander