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Principal Revenue Operations Manager
Jobber
Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
Strong knowledge of SQL database language. You have lived in a technical, data-heavy environment, even if you are not a formal software engineer.
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Platform Engineer, Support - 9 Month Contract
Woodbine Entertainment
Toronto, ON · Woodbine HQ
- Full-time
The role of the Platform Engineer, Support is to provide technical assistance, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for applications and associated databases
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Data Science ML/GenAI Engineer (FRE/ ENG)
Irth Solutions
Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
Data Science ML/GenAI Engineer (Intermédiaire)À propos d’Irth Solutions
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Senior Software Engineer (AI & Full Stack)
Fable
Canada
- Full-time
Fable is looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer with deep backend expertise, strong full-stack development skills, and hands-on experience building AI-powered applications…
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Principal Software Engineer
Acceldata
Kitchener, ON
- Full-time
We are seeking a Principal Engineer with at least 14 years of experience to serve as a technical visionary and thought leader for Acceldata's Open Data Platform (ODP). In this role, you…
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Software Engineer
Acceldata
Kitchener, ON
- $80,000 to $100,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
We are seeking a Software Engineer with at least 3 years of experience in distributed systems or data platform development. In this role, you will design, build, and scale components of the…
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Staff Software Engineer
Acceldata
Kitchener, ON
- Full-time
We are seeking a Staff Engineer with at least 9 years of experience in distributed systems or data platform development. In this role, you will be a technical leader responsible for…
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Senior Software Engineer
Acceldata
Kitchener, ON
- $100,000 to $140,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with at least 7 years of experience in distributed systems or data platform development. In this role, you will design, build, and scale components…
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Data Engineer
Vretta
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Vretta is looking for a Data Engineer to join our Data and Evaluation team. This position requires excellent communication skills, creative problem solving ability, and a sound technical…
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Senior Engineer, TFM, Risk & Total Fund Management Technology
CPP Investments | Investissements RPC
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
As Senior Engineer, Total Fund Management Technology, you will design, build, test, and support technology solutions that enable portfolio construction, monitoring, analytics, and Total…
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Senior Software Developer
ATS Industrial Automation
Woodbridge, ON
- Full-time
Eligibility or registered as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in Ontario
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Technical Lead, Portfolio Management
Purpose Unlimited
Canada
- Full-time
Translate investment and trading problems into concrete technical systems: optimization pipelines, portfolio analytics, risk tooling, execution logic, forecasting, and decision-support…
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Quality Engineer - 6-month contract
OTIP Group of Companies (OTIP, Orbit, Curo)
Waterloo, ON
Reporting to the Senior Manager, DevOps & System Integration, the Quality Engineer is responsible for creating, reviewing, executing, and documenting the tests necessary to ensure that…
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Cloud Database Administrator
Element Fleet Management
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
5–8 years of experience in a Database Administrator or Database Engineer role supporting production environments.
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Senior Software Engineer II - Integrations
Wrapbook
Remote, Canada
- $183,000 to $251,500 CAD / year
- Full-time
- Remote
The Opportunity - Senior Software Engineer II (Remote - Canada)
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Senior Software Engineer (Senior AI Engineer)
Scotiabank
Toronto, ON
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Staff Software Engineer
Equifax
Toronto, ON · CAN - Ontario - Toronto
- Full-time
…are a forward-thinking, committed, and enthusiastic software engineer who is passionate about…
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Senior Test Automation Engineer
PureFacts Financial Solutions
Toronto, ON
- $100,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
We are seeking a highly skilled and self-motivated Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our Quality Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in test…
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Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS ElastiCache
Amazon
Vancouver, BC
As a Software Development Engineer on the Data Plane team, you will take on broad ownership of the core engine that sits at the heart of ElastiCache and
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Bilingual Senior AWS Platform Engineer
KPMG Canada
Vaughan, ON
- Full-time
We are seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to manage platform-level activities across two AWS Organizations. The role is focused on AWS platform administration, Terraform-led automation,…
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Bilingual Senior AWS Platform Engineer
KPMG Canada
Oakville, ON
- Full-time
We are seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to manage platform-level activities across two AWS Organizations. The role is focused on AWS platform administration, Terraform-led automation,…
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Bilingual Senior AWS Platform Engineer
KPMG Canada
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
We are seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to manage platform-level activities across two AWS Organizations. The role is focused on AWS platform administration, Terraform-led automation,…
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Senior Back End Engineer Java/OLAP
Prophix
Toronto, ON · Etobicoke, ON
- Full-time
…more than 3,000 finance teams worldwide. As a Senior Back-End Engineer specializing in Java and OLAP, you will own the Java side of that engine - designing, optimizing, and scaling the cube…
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Data Architect - Canada Region
Slalom
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Full-time
…some of the most forward-thinking organizations in data and…
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Senior Python Developer
Ampliwork
Montreal, QC
…important, we are primarily looking for a strong senior Python engineer who knows how to build reliable, scalable enterprise…

Amazon

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS ElastiCache

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Posting language: English
Posted: Jul 7, 2026

Original job description

This is an opportunity to join one of AWS's most foundational and high-impact engineering teams - the Data Plane team within Amazon ElastiCache and
MemoryDB. We own the core in-memory engine that powers millions of customer workloads: the data path, durability layer, replication protocol, snapshot
system, and advanced data structures. Our work sits at the intersection of systems programming, database internals, and performance engineering - every microsecond matters when you're serving the world's most latency-sensitive applications.

If you've ever found yourself deep in a conversation about write-ahead logs, copy-on-write fork semantics, lock-free data structures, or memory allocator design - and you want to apply those ideas to a system handling millions of operations per second at cloud scale - this team is where you belong. We build the engine behind Amazon MemoryDB, the only Valkey-compatible database that delivers in-memory speed with Multi-AZ durability. We're not just running an open-source cache; we're extending Valkey with novel capabilities - durable replication, active-active conflict resolution, full-text and vector search - while maintaining the sub-millisecond latencies our customers depend on.

Our customers include Disney+, Snap, Zoom, Lyft, Airbnb, and hundreds of thousands of other AWS customers who trust us with their most performance-critical workloads. You'll work in C/C++ at the lowest levels of the stack, solving problems in memory management, I/O optimization, replication protocols, and distributed data systems - all in production at massive scale.

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer on the Data Plane team, you will take on broad ownership of the core engine that sits at the heart of ElastiCache and
MemoryDB. Your core responsibilities will include:

Designing and building the next-generation in-memory database engine, delivering sub-millisecond latencies and millions of operations per second to the world's most demanding applications.
Developing large-scale distributed in-memory storage systems in C/C++, extending open-source Valkey with durability, replication, and advanced data structure capabilities.
Building and optimizing the durability layer - transaction logging, snapshotting, and replication protocols - that enables MemoryDB to deliver in-memory speed with Multi-AZ data protection.
Designing and implementing advanced data structures and query capabilities including vector search and full-text search to support emerging workloads like generative AI.
Driving performance engineering at the systems level - memory allocator tuning, I/O path optimization, and lock-free concurrency - to push throughput and latency boundaries.
Contributing to active-active replication and conflict resolution mechanisms that enable globally distributed, low-latency data access.
Mentoring and growing engineers on the team, serving as a technical leader and role model for engineering best practices.

Managing individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.

A day in the life
Day-to-day, you can expect a dynamic mix of deep technical work and collaborative engineering. A typical week might look like:

Writing and reviewing production-quality C/C++ code for the core in-memory engine - optimizing data structures, replication paths, and the durability layer for maximum throughput at minimal latency.
Participating in design reviews and architecture discussions, where you'll debate trade-offs around durability guarantees, memory efficiency, and replication consistency - and then go build the solution.
Collaborating with peer engineers to debug complex systems issues at the engine level - analyzing crash dumps, tracing memory corruption, and profiling hot paths under production-scale load.
Working with upstream open-source Valkey contributors and internal partner teams to integrate new capabilities and ensure our extensions remain compatible and performant.
Engaging with product teams to understand emerging customer needs - from generative AI workloads requiring vector search to globally distributed applications needing active-active replication - and translating those into engine capabilities.
Mentoring engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and pairing sessions, helping them grow their systems programming skills and engineering judgment.
Contributing to the team's operational excellence by participating in on-call rotations and driving improvements to engine reliability and diagnostic tooling.

About the team
The Data Plane team is a passionate group of engineers who thrive on solving hard problems at the intersection of database internals and distributed systems. We are a collaborative, intellectually curious team that values technical depth, ownership, and a bias for action. We own the core engine behind Amazon ElastiCache and MemoryDB - the in-memory data path, durability layer, replication protocol, and advanced query capabilities that hundreds of thousands of AWS customers depend on for their most latency-sensitive workloads.

Our customers include some of the world's fastest-growing startups and largest enterprises, all relying on our engine to deliver sub-millisecond performance at scale. We are deeply invested in open-source software and actively contribute to the Valkey community. As a team, we believe in growing together - senior engineers are directly involved in mentoring and developing engineers at all levels, and we take pride in building a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning. Basic Qualifications: - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Preferred Qualifications: - 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, BC, Vancouver - 150,700.00 - 251,700.00 CAD annually

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Responsibilities

You will design and build the next-generation in-memory database engine for ElastiCache and MemoryDB, focusing on sub-millisecond latency and high throughput. Additionally, you will drive performance engineering, develop distributed storage systems, and mentor engineers on the team.

Requirements

The role requires at least 5 years of professional software development experience, including expertise in programming languages and system architecture. Candidates must demonstrate a strong background in leading design, mentoring, and working with complex distributed systems.

Skills

C
C++
Distributed systems
Database internals
Systems programming
Memory management
I/O optimization
Replication protocols
Lock-free concurrency
Performance engineering
Valkey
Data structures
Cloud scale
Software architecture
Mentoring

Benefits

Health insurance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Prescription insurance
Basic life insurance
AD&D insurance
Deferred Profit Sharing Plan
Paid time off
Restricted stock units

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Keywords

AWS
ElastiCache
MemoryDB
Valkey
C
C++
Distributed systems
Database internals
Systems programming
Memory management
I/O optimization
Replication protocols
Lock-free concurrency
Performance engineering
Data structures
Vector search
Full-text search
Generative AI
Cloud scale
Architecture
Mentoring
Technical leadership
Operational excellence
Multi-AZ durability
Write-ahead logs
Concurrency
Latency-sensitive
Production-quality code
Debugging

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