CareerPlan

Software Development Engineer, Sable

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull-time$144k–$194k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, implement, and operate a tier-1 distributed storage system (Sable) handling 30+ PB of data with 150M+ requests/sec for Amazon's core commerce flows.

Role type

Senior Software Development Engineer II (Distributed Systems)

Builds

Sable Data Node and Disaster Recovery infrastructure

Domain

Cloud Storage / Distributed Systems

Required skills

Distributed systems design, C++/Java/C#/Perl, Object Oriented Design, System Architecture, Root Cause Analysis, On-call incident management, Mentorship

Preferred skills

Full SDLC experience, Code reviews, Testing practices, Operational excellence

Technologies

C++, Java, C#, Perl

Responsibilities

Design and implement features for Sable Data Node and DR, conduct Root Cause Analysis for high-severity incidents, advocate for best practices with customers, improve team development/testing practices, mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC