Software Development Engineer, ElastiCache

Job Summary: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their In-Memory Computing Platform team. The role involves designing and building a high-performance in-memory NoSQL database platform, leading software development for distributed storage systems, and mentoring junior engineers. Responsibilities: • 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. Qualifications: Required: • 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 • Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field • Experience programming with at least one software programming language Preferred: • 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience • Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent Company: Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Seattle, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

Created: 2026-03-05