Amazon Systems Development Engineer - AWS Networking 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

53171113

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.AWS is looking for an engineer to support services that provide the first pillar of a framework to manage many thousands of network devices through software. Indirectly, our goal is to eliminate human intervention and errors from network engineering and network build processes by building tools and systems to successfully manage thousands of heterogeneous devices in dozens of data centers across the world. In this role, you will work on a team with software and network development engineers to design, develop, troubleshoot, maintain and grow globally distributed specialized network systems.Systems Development Engineers are expected to develop and implement best practices, refine operational procedures and constantly innovate proactively. You will continuously identify areas of growth within the existing frameworks, tools and processes to develop further technical mechanisms to reduce waste and continuously improve.
Key job responsibilities* Be part of the team that shapes the automation
future in Networking
* Use and develop tools and process that collect and rationalize data from different sources
* Use and develop tools and frameworks to reduce workload
* Participate in an on call rotation with our team
* Work closely with our Network Engineering teams
to ensure fast, smooth software roll-outs
* Lead and ensure on-time delivery of our expansions and region builds
* Identify and troubleshoot recurring platform issues with effective escalation of senior-level engineering teams
* Contribute to documentation, process and procedures
* Be involved in the formulation of a structured training
* Design and recommend optimization for service delivery and fleets
* Participation in interviewing process
A day in the life
Engineers in the InterDC Optical Services team have a wide range of responsibilities. In terms of product development and delivery, it covers all activities related to hardware and software development, cross-platforms and software integration, and transition to production for both in-house commodity and OEM optical platforms. Support of the lifecycle includes:
•Day-to-day operations on-call
•Sustaining engineering
•Operational load automation & reduction
•Product & network security
•Network data integrity & authoritativeness
•Availability assurance (SRLG monitoring) & improvement (OLP, RFTS)
About the teamCore Networking Videos:
•Working at AWS in the Core Networking Team - Meet Matt, Director, Core Networking --- https://youtu.be/DqTStjRtjX4
AWS Global Connectivity and Network Availability (GCNA) Vides:
• Working at AWS in the GCNA Team - Meet Robert, VP: https://youtu.be/8v5i42FL02w
•Working at AWS in the GCNA Team - Meet Xiaonan, Sr. Systems Development Engineer: https://youtu.be/58Q1SyGZ4qgWhy AWS
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Work/Life BalanceMentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Seattle, WA, USA

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby

- Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java
- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
- Experience with networking fundamentals including hands-on experience with load balancers, switches, routers, etc.