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# Senior System Development Engineer, AWS EC2 Nitro Team

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Software Applications, 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, Linux, Perl (Programming Language), Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Windows PowerShell, Systems Development Life Cycle, Ruby, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Scripting, Build Management, Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control, Golang
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_39a4275698986c5ce3dd975945d04ba3

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

We are looking for an experienced System development engineer to drive development for new EC2 machine learning platforms. In this role, the engineer will work with a broad and deep group of technical teams that develop hardware, firmware, systems and application software etc., 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., * 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.