System Development Engineer, Data Center Availability Team

Amazon; Seattle (WA); 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 is seeking a System Development Engineer to automate and streamline operations across AWS data centers. You will design software tools, build pipelines, and drive engineering excellence while mentoring peers. The role focuses on scalable, reliable infrastructure and cost-effective solutions in a dynamic environment.

You will join a diverse team of engineers and specialists, collaborating across AWS to deliver high-quality security, availability, and capacity.)

Qualifications

• Experience automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 4+ years of building scripts, tooling, and automation for large-scale computing environments experience

Responsibilities

• Design software tools using advanced automation methods.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand opportunities to automate manual work and streamline processes.
• Develop and maintain software pipelines using best practices for production code release.
• Mentor engineers and develop them

Skills

Automation experience

Large-scale infrastructure

Scripting tooling

Software pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS services

Job description

Description

At AWS, we're working to be the most customer centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, smart, and driven individual. The Data Center Availability team works with the hundreds of AWS data centers around the globe to deliver the highest quality and lowest cost physical security, availability, capacity, and scaling results for our customers. Our aim is to standardize operations globally by delivering tools, policy, processes and procedures to our internal teams.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities

As a System Development Engineer, you will:

Design software tools using advanced automation methods such as Agentic AI

• Work with business stakeholders to understand the opportunities to automate the manual work and streamline the process

• Develop and maintain software pipelines using best practices for smooth production code release.

• Suggest and implement best practices for coding, design and operational excellence.

• Mentor engineers and develop them

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure

• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• 4+ years of building scripts, tooling, and automation for large-scale computing environments experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building services using AWS products

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Seattle - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually