System Development Engineer I, Enterprise Productivity

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a System Development Engineer I to design, build, and operate reliable, scalable systems that empower engineers across teams.

You will write clean code, automate repetitive tasks, and strengthen system resilience to improve deployment and runtime. In this role you will diagnose failures, implement fixes, develop monitoring, and collaborate on runbooks and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience programming with languages such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby.
• Experience tools for automation (building, testing, releasing or monitoring).

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver software, tooling, and automation that improve reliability, efficiency, and performance across the product lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system failures by diagnosing root causes across hardware, software, and environments.
• Write well-tested, maintainable code and seek peer reviews to raise quality.
• Develop monitoring metrics and automated solutions to reduce manual effort and increase resilience.
• Collaborate to improve runbooks, docs, and evaluate AI tooling to augment productivity.

Skills

Programming languages

Automation tooling

Tools

Automation tooling

Job description

Job ID: 10575985 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Are you someone who thrives on building reliable, scalable systems and making the lives of engineers around you easier? As a System Development Engineer I at Amazon, you will play a key role in improving the development, testing, deployment, and operations of the systems your team depends on. You will solve real problems that directly impact how quickly and reliably your team delivers for customers. From writing clean, maintainable code to automating repetitive tasks and strengthening system resilience, your work will have a tangible effect on the quality and speed of everything your team ships. If you are curious, collaborative, and excited to grow your technical skills while making meaningful contributions from day one, this is the role for you.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and deliver software, tooling, and automation that improve the reliability, efficiency, and performance of your team's systems, ensuring operational excellence across the full product development lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system failures by diagnosing root causes across hardware, software, and operating environments - even in systems you did not build - and implement lasting fixes that leave things better than you found them.
• Write well-tested, logical, and maintainable code while actively seeking design and code reviews from peers, incorporating feedback to continuously raise the quality of your work.
• Identify points of failure in managed systems and develop monitoring metrics and automated solutions that reduce manual effort, improve system resilience, and help your team deliver more quickly.
• Collaborate with teammates to improve documentation, runbooks, and operational processes, and evaluate opportunities to integrate generative artificial intelligence tools responsibly to augment productivity and output quality.

A day in the life

You might start your morning reviewing system health dashboards and responding to alerts before diving into a coding task - perhaps building a new automation script or refining an existing deployment pipeline. After a design review with your team, you could spend the afternoon debugging a tricky operational issue, tracing it across multiple components to find the root cause. Along the way, you will pair with teammates, ask questions, and pick up new techniques that sharpen your skills and broaden your understanding of how your systems fit into the bigger picture.

About the team

Our team is focused on making it easier, faster, and more reliable for builders at Amazon to develop and operate their systems. We value collaboration, continuous learning, and a shared commitment to operational excellence. Every team member has a voice in design discussions and prioritization, and we invest in mentoring one another so that everyone grows. If you are looking for a team where your contributions matter, where you will be supported as you learn, and where you can help shape how we build for the future, we would love to hear from you.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
• Experience tools for automation (building, testing, releasing or monitoring)

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of Python scripting language
• Experience on highly concurrent, high throughput systems and knowledge of complex distributed systems

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 - 99,100.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.