Systems Development Engineer (with Microsoft 365 platform experience), Enterprise Engineering

Amazon; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Dublin is seeking a Systems Development Engineer with deep Microsoft 365 expertise to design, build, and operate enterprise collaboration services at scale. You will craft automation, write production-grade code, and shape architectures for SharePoint Online and OneDrive within a broader cloud/identity ecosystem.

You will work across software engineering, cloud platform design, and operations to ensure reliability, performance, and security of mission-critical platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networks, storage, OS)
• Professional software development experience
• Experience designing/architecting reliable, scalable systems
• Hands-on networking and operating systems understanding
• Proficiency in modern languages (C++, C#, Java, Python, PowerShell, Ruby)
• 5+ years of M365/Azure experience focusing on SharePoint Online and OneDrive

Responsibilities

• Design and build automation and services for Microsoft 365 collaboration platforms at scale
• Write production-grade code and automation using PowerShell, Python, or similar
• Design architectures to improve reliability, scalability, and performance of SharePoint Online and OneDrive
• Partner with Amazon teams to integrate M365 services into broader cloud/identity ecosystems
• Lead or contribute to design reviews and architecture decisions for large-scale collab platforms
• Drive modernization, migration, and governance initiatives across enterprise tools
• Own services end-to-end in a DevOps model from design to production support

Skills

Systems engineering

Software development

Architecture design

Networking & OS

Programming languages

M365 & Azure (SharePoint Online & OneD

Job description

Join Amazon's Enterprise Engineering team in Dublin and help build the platforms that power collaboration for thousands of employees worldwide. We are looking for a Systems Development Engineer with deep Microsoft 365 expertise who is passionate about building reliable, scalable, and secure collaboration platforms through software engineering, automation, and system design. This is a highly technical engineering role where you will combine Microsoft 365 expertise (SharePoint Online, OneDrive) with hands‑on coding and distributed systems thinking to design and operate mission‑critical enterprise services at scale.

Key job responsibilities

In this role, you will work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud platform design, and enterprise collaboration systems. You will:

• Design and build automation and services that improve how Microsoft 365 collaboration platforms operate at scale
• Write production-quality code and automation using PowerShell, Python, or similar languages
• Design system architectures that improve reliability, scalability, and performance of SharePoint Online and OneDrive services
• Partner with engineering teams across Amazon to integrate M365 services into broader cloud and identity ecosystems
• Solve complex distributed systems and operational challenges in production environments
• Lead or contribute to design reviews and architectural decisions for large-scale collaboration platforms
• Drive modernization, migration, and governance initiatives across enterprise collaboration tools
• Own services end-to-end in a DevOps model, from design through production support

You will have the opportunity to directly influence how collaboration platforms are engineered and operated across a global enterprise environment.

A day in the life

• Design, build, automate, and operate enterprise-scale collaboration platforms based on Microsoft 365 (SharePoint Online and OneDrive)
• Develop scalable automation, tooling, and platform services using PowerShell, Python, C#, Java, or similar languages
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, performance, observability, and operational excellence through engineering solutions
• Design and implement integrations between Microsoft 365 services and enterprise cloud infrastructure
• Participate in system design and architecture reviews for distributed, high-availability collaboration systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across large-scale cloud and identity environments
• Apply DevOps and software engineering best practices, including CI/CD, testing, and infrastructure automation
• Collaborate closely with software engineers, cloud engineers, and infrastructure teams across Amazon

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands‑on systems engineering
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
• 5+ years of M365 and Azure experience, with specific focus on SharePoint Online and OneDrive

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
• Experience building services using AWS products
• Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java
• SharePoint on-premise administrative experience (preferably SharePoint 2016)

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