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# Software Development Engineer, ElastiCache

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Adobe InDesign, Amazon Web Services, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Code Review, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Mobile Application Software, Memcached, NoSQL, Open Source Technology, Redis, Message Oriented Middleware, Software Engineering, Backup and Restore, Data Storage Technologies, Amazon ElastiCache, Reliability of Systems, Event Driven Architecture, Production Code, Restful APIs
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-development-engineer-elasticache-seattle-wa--890e6b11-604a-4958-9323-20d7c9928622

## About the Role

Software Development, Software Engineering, Memory Hardware, Distributed Computing, Data Storage, High Throughput, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Distributed Databases, Systems/Internals Programming

## Description

As a Software Development Engineer on this team, you will take on broad ownership across the full lifecycle of our platform. Your core responsibilities will include:

 * Designing and building the next-generation in-memory NoSQL database platform, enabling developers to create highly available, scalable, and high-performance applications at unprecedented scale.
 * Leading software development of large-scale distributed in-memory storage systems, primarily in Java and C/C++, leveraging open-source technologies such as Redis and Memcached alongside Amazon-proprietary technologies.
 * Developing and operating HTTP/REST services, asynchronous messaging systems, and event-driven architectures that form the backbone of our platform.
 * Building and improving real-time failure detection and auto-remediation systems capable of detecting node failures in large distributed clusters and initiating recovery within seconds.
 * Driving horizontal and vertical scaling capabilities, management and monitoring plane workflows, fault tolerance mechanisms, and backup and restore technologies.
 * Contributing to disaster recovery and prevention strategies to ensure the highest levels of availability and durability for our customers.
 * Mentoring and growing junior engineers on the team, serving as a technical leader and role model for engineering best practices.
 * Managing individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.

A day in the life

Day-to-day, you can expect a dynamic mix of deep technical work and collaborative engineering. A typical week might look like:

Writing and reviewing production-quality code in Java or C/C++ for distributed storage components, scaling systems for monitoring plane owned services.

Participating in design reviews and architecture discussions, where you"ll debate tradeoffs around consistency, availability, and partition tolerance - and then go build the solution.

Collaborating with peer engineers across the team to debug complex distributed systems issues, analyze failure patterns, and drive root cause analysis.

Working closely with the monitoring plane and operations team to improve observability, tune auto-remediation workflows, and reduce mean time to recovery.

Engaging with product and customer service teams to understand real-world use cases - from IoT and mobile applications to large-scale analytics - and translating those needs into platform capabilities.

Mentoring junior engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and pairing sessions, helping them grow their technical skills and Amazon engineering judgment.

Contributing to the team"s operational excellence by participating in on-call rotations and driving improvements to system reliability and operational tooling.