senior Software Engineer ic · Posted Nov 1, 2025
$193,300 – $261,500
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in East Palo Alto, CA. The posting calls out experience with Java, Rust, AWS, Redshift. Compensation is listed at $193,300–$261,500 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
East Palo Alto, CA
Department
Software Development
Posted
Nov 1, 2025
AI Summary
Senior Software Engineer designing and building query processing systems for Amazon Redshift's distributed execution engine. Own end-to-end features from architecture through deployment, lead engineering projects, and mentor team members. Requires deep expertise in system design, algorithms, and C++ coding.

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Job description

from Amazon careers

Amazon Redshift is one of the world’s most popular fully managed cloud data warehouse. Tens of thousands of enterprise customers use Redshift to crunch through 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 the innovative engineers to help shape the future of Redshift. We are actively hiring a talented Senior Software Engineer in the Query Processing team of Redshift. Query processing is at the heart of Redshift data plane and is responsible for the massive parallel execution engine. Key job responsibilities As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Redshift, you will build systems that benefit Redshift clusters across the world. You will take significant ownership on the overall product vision by defining new features and architecture. You will distill complex and ambiguous requirements, converting them into meaningful projects that provide immense customer value. You will own and code end-to-end deliverables from design, development, deployment, monitoring, and operations. You will lead engineers on substantial projects and help develop a flourishing team through active mentoring and hiring. This is a unique and rare opportunity…

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