Amazon
Senior Software Engineer, Athena Engine Front End
Full-time5+ yrsNew York, New York, USArs.Apply by 9 Oct 2026
Overview
Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that simplifies data analysis in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. Athena is serverless, so there is no infrastructure to set up or manage. Our customers use Athena Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that simplifies data analysis in Amazon S3 using standard SQL.
What you'll do
- Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that simplifies data analysis in Amazon S3 using standard SQL.
- Athena is serverless, so there is no infrastructure to set up or manage.
- Our customers use Athena Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that simplifies data analysis in Amazon S3 using standard SQL.
- Athena is serverless, so there is no infrastructure to set up or manage.
- Our customers use Athena to process logs, perform data analytics, and run interactive queries and get started quickly.
- This is all done through a simple, easy to use API in front of a complex, distributed system.
- Every day, customers run millions of queries on Amazon Athena, from ad-hoc exploration to mission-critical pipelines.
- The Engine Front End team is responsible for the query lifecycle management and routing queries to the right engine with the optimal configuration.
- We are ultimately the bridge between the low-level execution engines that process data and the "magic" behind the Athena customer experience that makes it easy and simple to use for customers.
- Key job responsibilities Our ideal candidate has strong programming skills and sound judgment about distributed systems that customers depend on every day.
Requirements
- Practical experience with Go, Rust, AWS, RAG.
- Experience level: 5+ yrs.
- Strong written and verbal communication in English.
- Comfortable working on-site in New York, New York, USA.
Skills
GoRustAWSRAG