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Software Development Engineer, AlfBus Journal

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull-time$144k–$194k2026-10-15 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Building foundational distributed log and database systems that power AWS's largest services, processing millions of writes per second with high durability and availability.

Role type

Senior IC Software Development Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Builds

High-performance, strongly consistent data systems and next-generation data export services

Domain

Cloud infrastructure / Distributed systems

Required skills

Distributed systems design, Database internals, System architecture, End-to-end delivery, Mentoring, Engineering best practices

Preferred skills

Full SDLC ownership, Code reviews, Source control, Testing, Operations

Technologies

AWS (S3, EC2, DynamoDB, Kinesis)

Responsibilities

Design and build highly available, low-latency distributed log systems; Own end-to-end delivery of software projects; Drive improvements to security, reliability, and performance; Lead cross-team migration efforts; Mentor junior engineers; Establish engineering best practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship