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Database Eng II - AMZ000560

California, USA

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Seniority
Mid level
Stated salary
$150,197 – $168,800 per year
Country
US
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
27 Sept 2026

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the posting

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Employer: Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Offered Position: Database Engineer II - AMZ000560

Job Location: Seattle, WA

  • Position Responsibilities: Own the design, implementation, operation, and support of large-scale
  • databases that are crucial to the successful operation of Amazon’s global physical security
  • platform. Support and administer databases for performance critical, highly available, massively
  • concurrent, distributed systems on a Linux platform. Establish and maintain security and integrity
  • controls, and formulate and monitor policies, procedures, and standards relating to data
  • management. Establish and calculate optimum database parameters and specify users and user
  • access levels. Migrate performance-critical, high availability systems between managed and un
  • managed database services. Provide support for system upgrades and new system releases, and
  • perform database monitoring using tooling, PL/SQL, and Shell scripting, security monitoring,
  • troubleshooting, and resolution of system failures. Work with third-party vendors and software
  • development teams to deliver highly available, low-latency services. Gather requirements,
  • model, design, develop, test, implement, support, and tune high availability data. Participate in
  • design reviews with software teams, and drive feedback on architecture, design, system
  • integration, performance, and scalability issues as it pertains to databases. Assist in developing
  • long-term department database technology strategies, and influence cross-company database
  • engineering processes and standards. 100% Telecommuting Permitted.

Basic qualifications

  • Position Requirements: Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Networking, Information
  • Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, plus three years of experience in
  • the job offered or related
  • occupation or a Bachelor's degree in Networking, Information Technology, Computer Science,
  • Engineering, or related field plus 5 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
  • Must have three years of experience in the following: Performing Linux and/or Windows Systems
  • administration; (2) Performing Network administration such as: (a) DNS, (b)
  • DHCP, (c) TCP/IP, (d) Load Balancing, (e) HTTP (f) NAT (g) BGP, or (h) software-based (IPSEC &
  • SSL) VPN solutions; (3) Working with one of the following database administration technologies:
  • (a) MySQL, (b) Oracle, (c) PostgreSQL, or (d) MS-SQL; (4) Working with one of the following NoSQL
  • technologies: (a) DynamoDB, (b) Redis, (c) MongoDB, or (d) Cassandra; (5) Working with ETL tools
  • in managing data workflow jobs; (6) Performing Hadoop system administration with experience
  • with one of the following: (a) Hive, (b) Spark, (c) HDFS, (d) Presto, (e) Yarn, (f) Sqoop, (g) Python,
  • or (h) shell scripting

40 hours/week, 8:00am – 5:00pm, Salary Range $150,197 to $168,800

Preferred qualifications

Please see job description and position requirements above.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, CA, Virtual Location - California - 124,700.00 - 168,800.00 USD annually

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