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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Dev Engineer II, Amazon Redshift - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** East Palo Alto, CA, United States - **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $223,600.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Software Applications, Systems Engineering, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Computer Programming, Software Design Patterns, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Perl (Programming Language), Fault Tolerance, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Multithreading, Data Ingestion, Information Technology, Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control, Amazon Redshift - **Published:** June 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c62a223e38592363 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Systems engineering?, * 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience * 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience * 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience * 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience * 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience * Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field * Experience programming with at least one software programming language, * 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience * Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent ## Description exabytes of data in the cloud to make business critical decisions every day. To stay ahead in such a mission critical setting, at Redshift, we must always re- invent ourselves for customers. We are always looking for innovative engineers to help shape the future of Redshift. We are actively hiring talented software engineers in the storage team of Redshift. The storage layer is the foundation of Redshift's distributed data warehouse architecture, responsible for managing data durability, availability, storage elasticity, and high-throughput operations at scale. Key job responsibilities As a Software Engineer on the storage team, you will: * Design and implement distributed storage systems that power Redshift's massively parallel data warehouse architecture. * Build and optimize storage layer operations to deliver consistent, high-performance reads and writes at petabyte scale. * Design storage elasticity solutions that enable clusters to seamlessly scale storage capacity based on workload demands. * Design and operate large-scale distributed systems with a focus on durability, fault tolerance, and availability. * Identify opportunities for performance improvement through in-depth analysis of storage access patterns and data layouts. * Work on integration between Redshift storage and other AWS services in the AWS ecosystem, including data ingestion, backup, replication, and disaster recovery. * Deploy and monitor new features in a highly available and fault tolerant system running in the cloud. * Mentor other engineers, providing technical guidance and helping to build a fast-growing team. This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast-growing business and help shape the technology powering analytical workloads for Fortune 500 companies, startups, and everything in between. You will bring deep technical, systems design, and coding expertise with the ability to work within a fast moving and collaborative environment in the industry leading cloud company to deliver a broad business impact. ## Related Videos - [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) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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