Amazon Checkout Engineering Systems Engineer GRAISE 

United States, Texas, Austin 

684208971

The ideal candidate will own the "how" of delivering robust, scalable solutions, while contributing significantly to the "what" of our payment and POS systems. You will be the technical driving force behind implementation strategies and best practices, playing a key role in shaping the design and development of these critical systems.Key job responsibilities- Implement critical components of payment and POS systems.
- Create design specifications for complex integration between Checkout systems, internal boundary systems, and vendor systems.
- Establish patterns for automated testing strategies and monitoring solutions.
- Develop automated alerting systems based on log analysis, with the ability to identify both present and absent critical data elements in payment flows.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet business requirements.
- Review and provide guidance on technical designs and implementations.
- Lead and drive resolution of highly complex production issues.
- Lead retrospectives and author Corrections of Error (COEs).
- Drive systematic improvements to product/system performance and availability.
- Proactively identify and execute opportunities to improve operations.
- Detect trends and define proactive solutions before problems occur.
- Break down complex problems into actionable solutions that can be worked in parallel.
- Author and review technical documentation.
- Exhibit excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.A day in the life
- Review incident reports and address critical issues that occurred during off-hours.
- Analyze system metrics to identify potential bottlenecks and areas for enhancement.
- Support critical POS functions while progressing high-priority items.- Participate in standups including support retrospectives and design reviews for new architecture solutions.- Participate or lead architecture discussions shaping the systems design and functionality.

- 4+ years of site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration experience
- 5+ years of Linux experience
- 5+ years of systems engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
- Experience in site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration
- Experience working with Linux
- Experience in systems engineering
- Experience in any of the following: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Bash, Shell or equivalent

- Knowledge of TCP/IP and networking protocols such as HTTP and DNS
- Experience designing and developing scripts to automate operational burdens and reviewing scripting changes to ensure they meet the standards for maintainability, scalability and security
- Experience working in 24/7 production environment
- Experience with service-oriented architecture and web services