Systems Development Engineer, Tech SC Product & Portfolio Engineering (Fulfillment & Operations)

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 129,200 - 174,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is hiring a Systems Development Engineer for the Tech SC Product & Portfolio Engineering team in Austin, Texas. You will design and implement scalable distributed systems supporting Amazon's global supply chain, building data ingestion engines, real-time validation services, and role-based access control frameworks.

You will define APIs, data models, and select AWS services, balancing reliability with feature velocity while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust,

Qualifications

• Experience programming in at least one modern language (Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust).
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and build distributed micro-services for high-scale transactions with 99.99% uptime goals.
• Develop unified platforms consolidating legacy systems for user interfaces.
• Write production‑grade code for real-time validation and workflow automation services.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Contribute to system design discussions addressing reliability and performance.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Golang

Java

C++

C#

Rust

Linux/Unix

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Systems Development Engineer, Tech SC Product & Portfolio Engineering

Ready to solve challenging problems at global scale? Join Amazon's Tech Supply Chain team as a Systems Development Engineer to build innovative Gen‑AI powered solutions for critical supply chain systems & problems.

Design and implement scalable, distributed systems supporting Amazon's global supply chain operations. Write high‑quality, production‑ready code for unified platforms consolidating multiple ordering channels, real‑time validation services, and workflow automation systems. Build data ingestion engines, financial tracking services, and role‑based access control frameworks. Own end‑to‑end system design—from defining APIs and data models to selecting appropriate AWS services and ensuring operational excellence. Contribute to technical decisions balancing system reliability, performance, and feature velocity while collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

Key job responsibilities

System Design & Development

• Design and build distributed micro‑services handling millions of transactions daily with 99.99% uptime SLAs
• Develop and implement unified platforms consolidating legacy systems into single customer interfaces
• Write production‑ready code for real‑time validation services with sub‑second response times
• Build scalable data ingestion engines supporting multiple formats with guardrail‑based validation
• Implement workflow automation systems with configurable approval routing and SLA tracking
• Optimize database queries and caching strategies ensuring sub‑100 ms response times for critical paths
• Develop event‑driven solutions using AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS)

Coding & Technical Contribution

• Write high‑quality, well‑tested code for platform components and integration patterns
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and maintaining code quality standards
• Contribute to system design discussions, proposing solutions for scalability and reliability challenges
• Collaborate with product managers translating business requirements into technical solutions
• Support incident response and root‑cause analysis for production systems

Platform Features & Integration

• Implement versioned planning systems with controlled modification workflows
• Build financial tracking services displaying real‑time budget data
• Develop audit trail infrastructure supporting compliance requirements
• Create role‑based access control managing granular user permissions
• Integrate with enterprise systems ensuring data consistency across distributed platforms

A day in the life

Start your day reviewing system metrics and addressing any overnight alerts. Join design discussions with engineering teams to plan new platform capabilities. Spend the core of your day writing code—building validation engines, optimizing data ingestion pipelines, and implementing scalable services. Participate in code reviews, sharing feedback and learning from peers. Work with product managers to understand feature priorities and translate business requirements into clean, well‑designed technical solutions. Debug production issues using distributed tracing and monitoring tools. Contribute to design reviews, proposing system design improvements and evaluating trade‑offs. End your day writing unit tests, refining your code, and planning tomorrow's sprint work.

Benefits

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full‑time employees include medical, dental, and vision coverage; maternity and parental leave options; paid time off (PTO); and a 401(k) plan. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional 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 at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Compensation

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

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 and build processes
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems at scale

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