Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Athena - Engine
Core
Building new capabilities in Amazon Athena to provide customers with insights into query usage, costs, and performance, using AI/ML to drive optimizations and extensions.
Role type
Senior Software Development Engineer (AI/ML & Distributed Systems)
Builds
Athena extensions (Federated Query, User Defined Functions), customer insights tools, and query optimization features for the Athena control plane and engine.
Domain
Cloud data analytics, distributed query engines, AI/ML for system optimization
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
distributed systems design, AI/ML for optimization, mentoring, architecture leadership, independent decision-making
Preferred skills
full SDLC experience, highly scalable systems, training/deploying ML systems, data ingestion and processing
Technologies
SQL, Amazon S3, distributed systems, AI/ML frameworks
Responsibilities
Build and execute roadmap for Athena extensions, partner with core engine teams to deliver customer solutions, identify gaps in customer experience and build systems to close them, mentor team members and lead design/architecture.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities