Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer for AWS Database Migration Service in Ireland. The role involves designing, building, testing, and operating reliable cloud software that helps customers move databases to AWS. Candidates should have professional software development experience, strong programming skills in languages such as Java, C++, or Python, and a solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, databases, and distributed systems. Experience with large-scale services, cloud technologies, networking, or database systems is valuable. The successful candidate is expected to write maintainable code, contribute to technical design decisions, troubleshoot complex production issues, collaborate across teams, and take ownership of delivering secure, scalable, and highly available services.
Amazon is a global technology and commerce company operating in online retail, cloud computing, digital streaming, devices, logistics, and artificial intelligence. Its cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), provides computing, storage, database, analytics, security, and migration services to organisations worldwide. AWS Database Migration Service helps customers move and replicate databases with minimal disruption, supporting migrations to and between cloud and on-premises environments. Amazon is known for its customer-focused culture, high engineering standards, and leadership principles that emphasise ownership, innovation, and long-term thinking. Employees typically work in collaborative, international teams and are expected to solve complex problems, make evidence-based decisions, and deliver dependable products at scale. Benefits in Ireland may include health coverage, pension support, paid leave, employee discounts, and equity awards, subject to role and eligibility.
Ireland offers strong opportunities in technology, software engineering, cloud computing, pharmaceuticals, finance, medical devices, and professional services. Dublin is the main technology hub, while Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford also have growing employment markets. Irish workplaces are generally collaborative and informal, with English widely used and a culture that values friendliness, communication, and work-life balance. The lifestyle includes lively towns, music, sport, coastal scenery, and easy access to countryside, although rents and housing competition—especially in Dublin—can be significant. EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals can work without an employment permit. Most non-EU applicants need an employment permit, commonly a Critical Skills Employment Permit for qualifying technology roles, followed by appropriate immigration registration. Employers often support relocation, but candidates should budget for temporary accommodation, deposits, transport, and private health or insurance arrangements while settling in.
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