Amazon Sr System Dev Engineer PES Platform Engineering 

United States, Washington, Bellevue 

431707100

Key job responsibilities- Must have experience designing and building system-level software at scale, with an emphasis on durability, availability, security, and diagnostics.
- Must have a strong understanding of OS internals, Databases, most notably storage subsystems in a Cloud and On-prem Systems.
- Desirable to have an understanding of AWS services, specifically, distributed storage systems and use of storage hardware
- Define and/or refine system requirements, participate in the development and delivery of Interoperability-related features such as system health monitoring, diagnostics, repair, and other self-healing automation.
- Must understand coding in the context of working in distributed systems and/or widely scaled web applications.
- Must have experience hands on development of automation software in at least one modern language, such as Python, Ruby, Java, or others.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and an ability to communicate effectivelyA day in the life
Lead the System Development (SysDE) effort to define and build software and enabling tools, according to defined Software development best practices;
Participating in the full lifecycle of day-to-day development activities, including prioritization, task breakdowns, writing design documents, design and code reviews, implementation, deployment, and operations.
Track and report progress. Ensure automation and tools deliver performance, reliability and operational health needed by the EC2, Databases, Monitoring Tools and S3 platforms.1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
Bellevue, WA, USA

- 4+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
- 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 2+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience
- 2+ years of experience in executing multi-engineer, cross-team projects, and mentoring others on project management and prioritization.