System Dev Engineer — Storage Automation & Kernel Drivers

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

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA, is seeking a seasoned Systems Development Engineer to lead automation for our distributed storage platform. You will work across teams to develop scalable, reliable systems powering EC2, EBS, and S3 storage workloads.

The role emphasizes robust OS-level software, Linux driver development, and automation pipelines using Python, Ruby, Java, and other modern languages. You will troubleshoot production issues and partner with HWEng teams.

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
• 3+ 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

• Lead the development of automation software across teams
• Design and build scalable system-level software with focus on durability, availability, security, and diagnostics
• Develop and maintain device drivers for Linux on ARM and x86 architectures
• Debug and resolve Linux boot and runtime issues across different processor architectures
• Build automation solutions using modern programming languages (Python, Ruby, Java, etc.)
• Work with OS internals and storage subsystems in Linux-based environments
• Collaborate with teams working on distributed storage systems and storage hardware
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues in production environments
• Help design servers, make them more robust

Skills

Software development

Linux OS internals

Networking basics

Storage systems

Modern languages

C++

C#

Java

Python

Golang

PowerShell

Ruby

Linux

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA, is seeking a seasoned Systems Development Engineer to lead automation for our distributed storage platform. You will work across teams to develop scalable, reliable systems powering EC2, EBS, and S3 storage workloads.

The role emphasizes robust OS-level software, Linux driver development, and automation pipelines using Python, Ruby, Java, and other modern languages. You will troubleshoot production issues and partner with HWEng teams.