2 days ago
Vancouver, CanadaMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design and build a high-performance in-memory database engine delivering sub-millisecond latency and millions of operations per second.
- Develop distributed in-memory storage systems in C/C++ and extend Valkey with durability, replication, and advanced data structures.
- Build and optimize transaction logging, snapshotting, replication protocols, memory allocation, I/O paths, and lock-free concurrency.
- Implement vector search, full-text search, active-active replication, and conflict-resolution capabilities.
- Write, review, debug, profile, and optimize production code, including analysis of crash dumps, memory corruption, and hot paths.
- Collaborate with Valkey contributors, internal partner teams, and product teams to deliver compatible and performant engine capabilities.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and pairing sessions.
- Participate in on-call rotations and improve engine reliability and diagnostic tooling.
- Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with autonomy and accountability.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- At least 2 years of non-internship experience designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
- Preferred: at least 3 years of full software development lifecycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Preferred: bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life, and AD&D insurance.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP).
- Paid time off and other health and well-being resources.
- The position is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
About Amazon
Amazon builds and operates a global e-commerce marketplace, logistics network, and consumer devices, and provides cloud computing via AWS for businesses and developers. The company earns revenue from online retail, third‑party seller services, subscriptions like Prime, advertising, and AWS usage. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, it is publicly traded on NASDAQ (AMZN) and serves customers in dozens of countries.