Senior System Development Engineer, AWS EC2 Nitro Team

Amazon.com, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Internship / Graduate position
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
1 year minimum
Compensation
$173,900.0 - $235,200.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Bash Shell C Sharp (Programming Language) C++ (Programming Language) Software Quality Code Review Computer Programming Continuous Integration Customer Data Management Data Centers Software Design Patterns
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Linux Perl (Programming Language) Python (Programming Language) Windows PowerShell Systems Development Life Cycle Ruby Software Engineering Software Systems Scripting Build Management Build Process Software Coding Software Version Control Golang

Job description

As System Development Engineer in this team, you will be responsible for maintaining the operational health of the service, maintaining build & release systems, and ensuring maximum up-time for our developers and customers. Our service runs at scale worldwide and as a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with developers to ship code often, and see the impact your code has on a wide range of customers from startups to enterprise companies. You will work alongside truly innovative engineers and leaders who obsess about performance, availability, scalability and durability of customer data., As Systems Development Engineer in the team, you are constantly striving to improve our infrastructure, enabling our engineers to move faster. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing tools to streamline operations as we scale to reduce operational load and improve our overall operational posture. Influencing & driving operational excellence and best practices within the organization.
  • Identifying ways to increase the automate and improve our test infrastructure and make our CI/CD more robust and flexible
  • Playing a key role in investigating and recommending best practices for maintaining and improving code quality, fleet health, and security & reliability of our service.
  • Growing our talent through actively mentoring junior engineers, improving their skills, their knowledge of our systems, and their ability to get things done. Sharing your knowledge with wider teams and writing clear and concise documentation to allow other engineers to get the most out of the service and tools.

A day in the life

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • 4+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience
  • 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
  • 3+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
  • Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production, * 1+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
  • Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
  • Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers

Benefits & conditions

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for 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 about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, CA, SANTA CLARA - 173,900.00 - 235,200.00 USD annually

About the company

Join the AWS EC2 Nitro team building the foundation of cloud computing at unprecedented scale. The EC2 Nitro platform powers the world’s largest, fastest-growing, and most feature-rich cloud computing environment. Designed by AWS from the ground up, Nitro leverages a fully customized stack of hardware, firmware, and software to deliver unparalleled virtualization at a global scale. Within the EC2 Nitro organization, the team is tasked with developing the next generation of EC2 Supercomputers, optimized for high-performance training and inference workloads., Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

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