System Development Engineer, Tactical Automation Group (TAG)

Amazon Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Amazon in Austin seeks a Systems Development Engineer to join TAG, building and operating automation services that connect thousands of sites to the cloud. You will design backend systems, lead serverless control planes, and collaborate with network and onboarding teams to deliver scalable, zero-touch provisioning across accounts.

The role emphasizes on-call duties, clean code, testing, and documentation, with a strong focus on reliability and performance in a global, fleet-scale environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of designing or architecting scalable systems and services.
• Experience automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
• Experience with Linux/Unix and modern programming languages.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Experience in designing or architecting reliable and scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify business problems, gather data, and lead implementation across distributed automation services.
• Design scalable backend systems and APIs that integrate with network infrastructure.
• Lead development and maintenance of serverless control plane systems using AWS services.
• Partner with Network Engineering and cross-functional teams to deliver self-service automation for provisioning.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure high availability of onboarding systems.
• Write clean, tested code with documentation.

Skills

Python

Golang

Java

C++

C#

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Linux

CI/CD pipelines

CloudFormation

Job description

System Development Engineer, Tactical Automation Group (TAG)

Job ID: 10574560 | Amazon.com Services LLC

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

• 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

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,

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

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