Cloud Systems Engineer: AWS Databases & Scale

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Herndon, VA is seeking a skilled software engineer to join our world-class technical team, working with a broad set of AWS services and high-profile customers.

You will design, build, and operate distributed systems, dive deep into complex issues, and contribute to a culture of innovation while maintaining Top Secret security clearance and compliance.

This role emphasizes collaboration, learning, and impacting millions of users across the AWS platform.

Qualifications

• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust.
• 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• 7+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience.
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems).
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to address needs across a full suite of services.
• Dive deep into technical issues and improve the customer experience.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Golang

Java

C++

C#

Rust

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree

CSSLP

Tools

PowerShell

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Herndon, VA is seeking a skilled software engineer to join our world-class technical team, working with a broad set of AWS services and high-profile customers.

You will design, build, and operate distributed systems, dive deep into complex issues, and contribute to a culture of innovation while maintaining Top Secret security clearance and compliance.

This role emphasizes collaboration, learning, and impacting millions of users across the AWS platform.