Amazon
Software Development Engineer, AWS Database Services
$144K–$194K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Develop and operate software for AWS database services, addressing customer needs and troubleshooting technical issues in large-scale distributed systems.
What you'll do
- Build and deploy software and tools for large-scale systems.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues, identify root causes, and improve customer experience.
- Work with customers to address needs across AWS database services.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
- Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance; must maintain it and obtain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or commensurate agency clearance after starting.
- Strong Linux and networking fundamentals.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Java, Python, Aurora, DynamoDB, EMR, OpenSearch, RDS
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