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Software Development Engineer, Query Processing AWS Analytics

AmazonSeattle, WAL6 LeadSeptember 15th, 2026
Overview In this role, you will build scalable systems for Analytics customers, owning features from concept to production. You’ll shape the overall product vision in a fast-growing domain powering Fortune 500 and startup workloads. You’ll tackle complex requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions that drive customer value. You’ll mentor teammates and help grow a high-performing team in a collaborative, innovative environment. This is a ground-floor opportunity to influence the data plane behind massive analytics workloads. Compensation / Benefitshealth insurance (medical, dental, vision)RSUs and sign-on payments401(k) matchingpaid time offparental leaveflexible benefits and work-life balance Responsibilitiesown end-to-end deliverables from design to deployment and operationsdefine new features and architecture aligned with product visiontranslate ambiguous requirements into actionable projectslead engineers on substantial initiatives and mentor capabilitiescollaborate across teams to support analytics customers globallydrive scale, reliability, and performance of the data processing engineparticipate in code reviews, testing, and operational aspectsattract and hire talent to grow the team Key requirements3+ years of non-internship software development experience2+ years in design or architecture of systems (reliability and scaling)proficiency in at least one major programming language2+ years of programming with Java, C++, or C# with OO design2+ years of experience with big data technologies (AWS, Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive, Lucene/SOLR, Storm/Samza)strong collaboration and mentoringability to distill complex requirementsownership mindset and proactive communicationJava, C++, or C#system design and architecturebig data technologies: Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive, Lucene/SOLR, Storm/Samza