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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Engineer, Transactional Services (Database & Distributed Systems) - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $143,700.0 - $194,400.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Amazon Web Services, Code Review, Computer Programming, Databases, Database Theory, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Integrated Development Environments, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Database Engines, Alwayson, Session Description Protocol Security Descriptions (SDES), Software Coding, Software Version Control - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/0DEFED932EA24906A545BF680AD57597/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or equivalent * 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience * 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience * Experience programming with at least one software programming language Preferred Qualifications * Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence * Experience with distributed database systems, including familiarity with concepts such as ACID transactions, consensus protocols, durability guarantees, replication, and storage engine architecture. ## Description As AWS and Amazon.com continue to grow, to serve more customers, and to support more products, the foundational technologies of AWS also need to evolve and support new use cases and larger scale than ever before. The AWS Transactional Services team is building distributed systems and database technologies that offer innovative solutions to this growth. Our customers are a range of AWS services, each of them looking for technology solutions that help them to meet their customer needs., We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to work on an in-house distributed database system the serves some of the most demanding needs of AWS services. This system pioneered database concepts that are now considered state-of-the-art innovations within the field. In this role you will continue to innovate for Amazon and support AWS' ever-increasing needs and scale. Your responsibilities will include designing and developing novel, distributed, highly available, and scalable database technologies. You will be working with a team of highly passionate and knowledgeable SDEs, participating in design, code reviews, and engaging in problem-solving. You will engage with customers to understand their needs and support them operationally. While maintaining current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology, you will look out for new technologies and work with the team to adapt and improvise. Candidates will have the opportunity to work with senior engineers who have built deep knowledge in distributed systems and database technologies. 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. 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 review, 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. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future. ## Related Videos - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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