Sr. Performance Engineer, Redshift Performance Engineering

Amazon Redshift Performance Engineering team is seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to join their elite team focused on optimizing the world's fastest data warehouse. This role combines deep technical expertise in distributed systems with strategic leadership, requiring 5+ years of experience in performance engineering with C/C++. The position offers an opportunity to work on challenging performance optimization problems, from application-level down to code and hardware-level improvements. As a senior member of the team, you'll be responsible for identifying performance bottlenecks, conducting detailed analysis using various tools and metrics, and providing actionable recommendations to development teams. The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $131,400 to $227,000 based on location, plus comprehensive benefits and potential equity. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers passionate about database performance and distributed systems to make a significant impact at Amazon's cloud division. The position is based in East Palo Alto, CA, working with Amazon's renowned AWS team on critical infrastructure that powers countless businesses worldwide.