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Software Engineer II, Athena Engine Front End

New York, New York, United States💼 Full-time💰 $158,100–$213,800🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manage query lifecycle and route millions of daily queries to optimal engine configurations for Amazon Athena's next-generation engine.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Builds

Query routing services and engine lifecycle management features for Athena

Domain

Cloud data analytics, distributed systems, serverless architecture

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C#, C++, Java, or Perl; Object Oriented Design; distributed system architecture; multi-threaded application development; system design patterns; reliability engineering; large-scale system development

Preferred skills

Full software development life cycle ownership; code review leadership; build process optimization; testing strategy; operations experience

Technologies

C#, C++, Java, Perl

Responsibilities

Shape feature designs with senior engineers; build, test, and ship services through release pipelines; operate production systems; route queries across engine generations; validate new engine builds before production traffic

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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