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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # System Development Engineer, Aurora Storage : RDS - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Denver, CO, United States - **Salary:** $129,200.0 - $174,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Databases, Software Design Patterns, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Systems Development Life Cycle, Ruby, SQL Databases, Software Security, Build Tools, Data Management, Golang - **Published:** August 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10499161/system-development-engineer-aurora-storage-rds ## About the Role 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - 4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience - Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional) - Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems) - Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby - Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above Preferred Qualifications - Knowledge of database systems and SQL ## Description We seek a Systems Development Engineer who is excited about solving challenging problems by developing our own solutions that keep Amazon's databases fast, reliable, and secure. Our challenges are broad and deep - we build flexible, scalable, high-performance and robust tools and services. These services enable our engineers and operators to provision, monitor, and heal database fleets across the globe. In Aurora and RDS we operate multiple large scale storage and data platforms that allow customers to run their most critical workloads with confidence. You will work with a group of engineers to operate these services to the highest operational level while building new tools and services to improve the customer experience and make it easier/faster/cheaper for the customer to get what they need. In Aurora Storage and RDS, we obsess over our customers, and their trust is our first priority. Trust is earned by building a highly respected engineering team to tackle new challenges at a large scale. In this role, you will deliver high quality, scalable products that are deployed to our services around the world. You will collaborate with product owners and customers to deliver the best features, using resources and technologies efficiently. You will work with stakeholders to define solutions that scale and satisfy a wide variety of database and storage needs. You will also assess risks, anticipate bottlenecks, and balance business needs against technical constraints to maximize business benefit. This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work., As a system development engineer, you will/may: * Create, improve, or invent tools and/or applications that are a part of a larger system. * Write code that is secure, stable, testable, maintainable and has minimal defects. * Understanding of a variety of technologies such as hardware, software, networking, and operating systems, and how they interact with one another. * Participate in team design, scoping, and prioritization discussions. * Build systems and processes that enable other builders through improved safety, agility, and automation * Seek to learn the business context and technologies behind your team's system implementations. * Participate and improve overall operation and operational load through deep dive and solution based insight. ## Related Videos - [Building Systems that Last](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1389-building-systems-that-last) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [How building an industry DBMS differs from building a research one](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/768-how-building-an-industry-dbms-differs-from-building-a-research-one) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read)