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# Systems Development Engineer - Ground Infrastructure, Amazon Leo

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $129,200.0 - $174,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Linux, Distributed Systems, Issue Tracking Systems, Python (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Ruby, Rust (Programming Language), Build Process, Golang
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27898238/Systems-Development-Engineer-Ground-Infrastructure-Amazon-Leo-Washington-Bellevue-7375

## About the Role

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 build processes, Experience with distributed systems at scale

## Description

Continuously strive for operational excellence by seeking to automate away manual processes

 - Ensure that all systems are designed to be robust, scalable, maintainable and adaptable as the service scales and evolves over time
 - Build and maintain critical infrastructure, tools and operating procedures to report on the health of ground infrastructure.
 - Integrate with other existing systems such as trouble ticketing, dashboards, and metrics tools and services
 - Measure and improve the performance and availability of the Amazon Leo Ground Infrastructure
 - Provide critical operations support and incident response for the service, while taking part in an on-call rotation.

A day in the life
Design, Coding, Operational Excellence:

Work with business partners, engineers, design of systems. We need your ideas and your ability to take initiative, innovate, and produce results as we continuously improve the customer experience.

Day to day work will vary between automation or other scripting work, operational excellence initiatives, design meetings, coordination with engineering teams and external partners, and an on-call rotation.

About the team
The team is comprised of a leader and System Development Engineers in North America, Europe and Australia. The overall mission is to ensure Amazon Leo Ground Infrastructure is always available to serve customers.


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