@DynamoDbBean
@DynamoDbSubtypes({Employee.class, Customer.class})
public abstract class Person {
    @DynamoDBHashKey
    private long id;
    private String name;
}

@DynamoDbBean
private class Employee extends Person {
}

@DynamoDbBean
private class Customer extends Person {
}

DynamoDbEnhancedClient client = DynamoDbEnhancedClient.create();
DynamoDbTable<Person> people = client.table("people", TableSchema.fromBean(Person.class));

Employee bob = new Employee();
bob.setId(1);
bob.setName("Bob the Builder");

Customer lfh = new Customer();
lfh.setId(2);
lfh.setName("Low Flying Hawk");

people.putItem(bob);
people.putItem(lfh);

assertThat(people.getItem(Key.builder().partitionValue(1).build())).isInstanceOf(Employee.class);
assertThat(people.getItem(Key.builder().partitionValue(2).build())).isInstanceOf(Customer.class);