Database Engineer II - AMZ10455015

Amazon.com, Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
14 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
$137,642.0 - $168,800.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 Databases Relational Databases Amazon DynamoDB Perl (Programming Language) Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Unix Shell Machine Learning MySQL
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NoSQL Operational Databases Ruby SQL Databases Diagnostic Tools Database Performance Database Migration Amazon Relational Database Service Information Technology Amazon Redshift

Job description

Design and develop specialized DBA tools and automation to enhance database performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency. This includes creating machine learning-based anomaly detection systems, developing monitoring frameworks using AMSR, enhancing troubleshooting tools, and building automation for cost and peak event management. Lead the end-to-end launch and scaling of databases for new Fulfillment Centers (FCs) and External Fulfillment Platforms (EFP), ensuring proper sequencing and readiness for production. Drive the expansion of sequencing implementations across other service teams. Optimize and monitor production database environments, implement recovery solutions using AWS cloud architectures, and support efforts to reduce fleet costs. Evaluate and integrate newly beta-tested technologies into Amazon’s DB stack and work on tuning database performance and planning for scaling and peak load requirements. Migrate applications between Amazon’s RDBMS and NoSQL technologies where appropriate. Participate in hiring, mentor junior engineers, conduct code and design reviews, and help ensure engineering best practices are upheld across the team. Utilize technologies such as Amazon Aurora (PostgreSQL/MySQL), RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Redshift, Apollo, and internal tools like Amazon Pipelines and Brazil Build System.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Information Technology or a related field and five years of post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have five years of experience in the following skills: (1) experience with RDS (PostgreSQL and MySQL), Redshift, or other RDBMS systems; (2) experience in UNIX shell and SQL; and (3) experience in database migrations and creation of objects in SQL and NoSQL technologies. Must have two years of experience with the following skills: (1) experience with DynamoDB, NoSQL Databases, or other relational databases; and (2) experience with Python, Ruby, Java, Perl, or a related procedural language., Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Information Technology or a related field and five years of post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have five years of experience in the following skills: (1) experience with RDS (PostgreSQL and MySQL), Redshift, or other RDBMS systems; (2) experience in UNIX shell and SQL; and (3) experience in database migrations and creation of objects in SQL and NoSQL technologies. Must have two years of experience with the following skills: (1) experience with DynamoDB, NoSQL Databases, or other relational databases; and (2) experience with Python, Ruby, Java, Perl, or a related procedural language.#0000

Benefits & conditions

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $137,642/year to $168,800/year.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit

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