Senior Database Engineer, Aurora DSQL
Amazon · Seattle, WA · Software Development
About this role
Amazon is hiring a senior-level Database Engineer in the data engineering function based in Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with SQL, AWS, Serverless, PostgreSQL. Compensation is listed at $167,800–$227,000 per year.
- Role
- Database Engineer
- Function
- data engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Department
- Software Development
- Posted
- Apr 14, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersAmazon Aurora DSQL is a serverless, distributed SQL database with virtually unlimited scale, highest availability, and zero infrastructure management. Aurora DSQL provides active-active high availability, providing strong data consistency designed for 99.99% single-Region and 99.999% multi-Region availability. Aurora DSQL automatically manages and scales system resources, so you don't have to worry about maintenance downtime and provisioning, patching, or upgrading infrastructure. As a Senior Database Engineer for Aurora DSQL, you will lead technical enablement for our business-critical customers. You will solve complex migration and query performance problems while helping customers transition from traditional databases to distributed, multi-region architectures. You will be responsible for working with engineers and customers to define best practices for Aurora DSQL adoption and integration. You will influence product direction by channeling customer feedback and technical insights directly to engineering teams, shaping features used by some of the world's largest companies. You will also work with our field teams to scale knowledge and drive broader DSQL adoption across the customer base. About the team AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t…