System Development Engineer, DynamoDB

Overview Job ID: | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Imagine a system that stores petabytes of customer data and handles peaks of more than 20 million requests per second, responding in single-digit milliseconds. The Amazon DynamoDB Networking Technologies team owns DynamoDB's border networking, ensuring low latency and high availability. The systems we own are high scale and high performance: they must not add overhead to the extremely low latencies our customers expect and must be fault tolerant to avoid customer impact when failures occur. We are looking for an experienced systems development engineer who is interested in building systems that balance load, manage heat, and adapt to failures, all without human intervention at a massive scale. DynamoDB is a key-value and document database that delivers single-digit-millisecond performance at any scale. As a fast-growing service at the core of the AWS Cloud, our decisions impact AWS, Amazon, and beyond. Many leading companies depend on DynamoDB for mission-critical workloads. As a member of the DynamoDB Networking Technologies team, you should have a rigorous approach to software and systems development and be familiar with the following: Scaling and operating large cloud-server fleets AWS networking Python, Java, and Ruby TCP/IP and HTTP protocols SSL/TLS/public key cryptography DNS endpoint load distribution Connection-based and request-based load-balancing algorithms AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2, to new product innovations. As a member of the UC organization, you will support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. Key job responsibilities Our engineers collaborate across diverse teams, projects, and environments to have a firsthand impact on our global customer base. You’ll bring a passion for innovation, data, search, analytics, and distributed systems. You’ll also: Solve challenging technical problems, often ones not solved before, at every layer of the stack. Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security. Build high-quality, highly available, always-on products. Research implementations that deliver the best possible experiences for customers. Identifying technical requirements based on business goals and product direction, and translating those requirements into detailed architecture and design. Executing multi-engineer, cross-team projects, and mentoring others on project management and prioritization. Delivering quality projects and features on time and on budget. Leading design reviews for the engineering team. Setting and driving technical best practices for the team. Participating in the full lifecycle of day-to-day development activities, including prioritization, task breakdowns, writing design documents, design and code reviews, implementation, deployment, and operations. Performing data analysis to identify opportunities to optimize our services. Maintaining current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology, and working with management and the development team to bring in new technologies when appropriate. 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 reviews, 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. We provide one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help you develop engineering expertise to take on more complex tasks in the future. Divers e Experiences — AWS values diverse experiences. If you do not meet all qualifications, we encourage you to apply. If your career is just starting or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. About AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and continue to innovate, trusted by startups to Global 500 companies. Inclusive Team Culture Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that embraces differences. We offer ongoing events and learning experiences to support diverse talent. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony and offer flexibility as part of our working culture. Mentorship & Career Growth We strive to raise performance standards and provide knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career-development resources to help you grow. Qualifications Basic Qualifications Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust Experience with Linux/Unix Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes Preferred Qualifications Experience with distributed systems at scale Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit the accommodations page for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and RSUs. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at the Amazon benefits page. USA, WA, Seattle - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually Posted: November 25, 2025 Posted: July 24, 2025 Posted: October 17, 2025 Posted: July 18, 2025 Posted: December 9, 2025 Share this job Important FAQs for current Government employees Before proceeding, please review the following FAQs Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. #J-18808-Ljbffr