Backend Systems Engineer, AWS EKS Runtime

JobLarper; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS is seeking a Software Development Engineer II (SDE-2) to join the EKS Runtime Release team in Seattle. You will design, build, and operate critical compute-layer services powering Amazon EKS, collaborating with a talented team to deliver scalable backend components.

Ideal candidates will have strong experience with REST, Python, backend systems, and cloud technologies, and be comfortable shaping how services scale in a large, distributed platform environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building and consuming RESTful services.
• Proficiency in Python and modern backend frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate systems powering the compute layer for Amazon EKS.

Skills

REST APIs

Python

Backend

Cloud

Go

ML

Job description

AWS is seeking a Software Development Engineer II (SDE-2) to join the EKS Runtime Release team in Seattle. You will design, build, and operate critical compute-layer services powering Amazon EKS, collaborating with a talented team to deliver scalable backend components.

Ideal candidates will have strong experience with REST, Python, backend systems, and cloud technologies, and be comfortable shaping how services scale in a large, distributed platform environment.