Systems Development Engineer, ADC Analytics

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a highly capable software engineer to join our Seattle team. You will work on large-scale distributed systems, collaborating with world-class engineers and technical managers to solve complex problems and improve the customer experience.

Ideal candidates have a strong Linux and networking background, experience with debugging deep technical issues, and the ability to design solutions at massive scale while thinking boldly about the future of cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux & Networking background.
• Experience with large-scale distributed environments.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot root causes and perform deep-dive debugging.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AWS teams to address customer needs across services.
• Dive deeply into technical issues and drive root-cause analysis to resolution.
• Help improve customer experience through scalable and reliable solutions.

Skills

Linux background

Networking knowledge

Troubleshooting

Distributed systems

Think Big

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon's world class technical team in Seattle, WA, working with some of the best and brightest engineers and technical managers while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

Amazon Web Service is building some of the largest distributed systems in the world. Amazon's Analytics offerings like ElasticSearch, QuickSight, Glue, Athena, LakeFormation, EMR, and RedShift are massively scaled services that make up a critical piece of the internet today.

A successful Engineer joining the team will do much more than write code and triage problems. They will work with Amazon's largest and most demanding customers to address specific needs across a full suite of services. They will dive deeply into technical issues and work relentlessly to improve the customer experience. The ideal candidate will...

• Be great fun to work with. Our company credo is "Work hard. Have fun. Make history". The right candidate will love what they do and instinctively know how to make work fun.
• Have strong Linux & Networking background. The ideal candidate will have deep experience working with Linux, preferably in a large scale, distributed environment. You understand networking technology and how servers and networks inter-relate. You regularly take part in deep-dive troubleshooting and conduct technical post-mortem discussions to identify the root cause of complex issues.
• Think Big. The ideal candidate will build and deploy solutions across thousands of devices. You will strive to improve and streamline processes to allow for work on a massive scale.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

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About the team

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)

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.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee‑led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance

We value work‑life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship and Career Growth