System Development Engineer, Tactical Automation Group (TAG)

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

The Tactical Automation Group (TAG) within Amazon's Operations Infrastructure Services (OIS) in Austin seeks an experienced Systems Development Engineer (SysDE) to build and operate automation services that connect Amazon's 2,300+ fulfillment sites to the cloud. You will design scalable backends and serverless control planes using AWS technologies across thousands of accounts.

You’ll partner with Network Engineering and onboarding teams to deliver self-service, zero-touch provisioning, ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or C++ and Linux/Unix environments.
• 3+ years designing or architecting distributed systems and scalable services.

Responsibilities

• Identify business problems, collect data, and drive implementation across automation services.
• Design scalable backend systems and APIs integrating with network infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain serverless control plane systems (Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Fargate, CloudFormation, CloudWAN).
• Collaborate with network, onboarding, and infra teams to deliver self-service, zero-touch provisioning.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure availability of onboarding systems.
• Write clean code with tests and documentation.

Skills

Automation

Python

Golang

Java

C++

Linux

CI/CD

Distributed systems

AWS

Serverless

On-call

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS Lambda

Step Functions

DynamoDB

Fargate

CloudFormation

CloudWAN

Job description

The Tactical Automation Group (TAG) within Operations Infrastructure Services (OIS) is looking for an experienced Systems Development Engineer to join the team in Austin. TAG develops and operates the automation services that connect Amazon's 2,300+ fulfillment sites to the cloud. Our software orchestrates infrastructure deployments across thousands of AWS accounts, manages the lifecycle of network devices at fleet scale, and ensures every new site gets connectivity without human intervention. If our systems don't run, sites don't connect and packages don't move.

We own multiple production services spanning site connectivity orchestration, device management, VPN automation, and infrastructure control plane operations. Our systems are built on AWS serverless technologies (Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Fargate, CloudFormation, CloudWAN) and operate across thousands of AWS accounts serving a global fleet.

Key job responsibilities

In the TAG team, the System Development Engineer (SysDE) plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and secure operation of Amazon's FC solutions. The ideal candidate will:

• Identify business problems, gather data, propose solutions, and lead implementation across distributed automation services operating at fleet scale
• Design scalable backend systems and APIs that integrate with Amazon's network infrastructure
• Lead the development and maintenance of serverless control plane systems (using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Fargate, CloudFormation, CloudWAN) that orchestrate multi-account infrastructure deployments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance
• Partner closely with Network Engineering, site onboarding teams, and cross-functional infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, self-service, zero-touch solutions for network provisioning and management
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure high availability of critical onboarding systems
• Write clean, maintainable code with comprehensive testing and documentation

A day in the life

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team

Tactical Automation Group, TAG, develops and operates the automation services that connect Amazon's 2,300+ fulfillment sites to the cloud. Our software orchestrates infrastructure deployments across thousands of AWS accounts, manages the lifecycle of network devices at fleet scale, and ensures every new site gets connectivity without human intervention. If our systems don't run, sites don't connect and packages don't move.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
• 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems at scale
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience building services using AWS products

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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, TX, Austin - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually