Platform Automation Engineer – EC2 Core Platforms

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle seeks a Systems Development Engineer to join EC2 Core Platforms Engineering. You will bridge hardware and software to launch new compute platforms, keep the core fleet healthy at scale, and automate the way we build.

We own the quality, performance, and reliability of the platforms that host EC2 instances, from lab bring-up through general availability. You’ll bring up and validate new server platforms, work with Nitro firmware, operating systems, and provisioning, then

Qualifications

• 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)
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby

Responsibilities

• Help bring up and validate new server platforms that host cloud compute instances, from early lab testing through production launch, working across firmware, operating systems, and hardware.
• Diagnose and reduce hardware and software failures across a large-scale server fleet, using a data-driven, methodical approach to find root causes and drive fixes that improve reliability.
• Build software and automation that streamline how new platforms are introduced, reducing manual effort in provisioning, deployment, and validation so platforms reach production faster and with a high quality bar.
• Develop solutions to difficult problems that span firmware, operating systems, networking, and infrastructure.
• Improve the safety, agility, and automation of the build and launch process, and share what you learn with the team.

Skills

Software development

Systems design

Networking basics

Programming languages

Problem solving

Job description

Amazon in Seattle seeks a Systems Development Engineer to join EC2 Core Platforms Engineering. You will bridge hardware and software to launch new compute platforms, keep the core fleet healthy at scale, and automate the way we build.

We own the quality, performance, and reliability of the platforms that host EC2 instances, from lab bring-up through general availability. You’ll bring up and validate new server platforms, work with Nitro firmware, operating systems, and provisioning, then