System Development Engineer AFT - Platform Engineering Services

AFT Platform Engineering & Services is looking for a Systems Development Engineer to join our team! In this role you will contribute to improving development and operational excellence of multiple warehouse technology services utilized by our customers.

Each day millions of customer shipment are processed worldwide through AFT services. Our team works on tools that enforces Engineering best practices that ensures availability and scalability of these production services that process millions of shipments.

We are looking for systems development engineers who are excited to work on complex system software and are passionate about solving availability and scalability challenges in innovative ways.

As a System Development Engineer youll be responsible for design our system architecture. Youll own and implement specific components of the system. Youll collaborate closely with other engineers in the organization identify areas of improvement and opportunities for automation and drive them to closure. As an experienced engineer you will provide technical experience to the team drive best practices mentor other engineers and drive continuous improvements in engineering and operational excellence.

Key job responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include diagnosing and fixing production software issues developing monitoring solutions performing software maintenance and configuration implementing the fix for internally developed code (Perl C/C JAVA) debugging and executing persistence solutions queries updating tracking and resolving technical challenges. Responsibilities also include working alongside development on Amazon Corporate and Divisional Software projects updating/enhancing our current software automation of support processes documentation of our systems manage AFT org level operational cadence and programs.

The ideal candidate must be detail have superior verbal and written communication skills strong organizational skills able to juggle multiple tasks at once able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure. You must be able to identify problems before they happen and implement solutions that detect and prevent outages. You must be able to accurately prioritize projects make sound judgments work to improve the customer experience and get the right things done.

This is an amazing opportunity in terms of responsibility interesting challenges and high visibility. We truly are looking for the highest quality candidates so you should expect a rigorous technical interview process.
Please note travel might be required.

A day in the life
A typical day on our team involves collaborating with other engineers to deploying software through our large automated systems and operationally supporting your newly deployed software. You will seek out new approaches to automate fixes for operational issues use AWS services to solve design problems and engage other internal teams to integrate your applications with theirs.

Youll be part of a worldclass team in an inclusive environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a startup. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale and to gain topnotch experience in cloud computing.

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular fulltime employees include:
1. Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you! At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!

About the team
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) powers Amazons global fulfillment network. We invent and deliver software hardware and data science solutions that orchestrate processes robots machines and people. We harmonize the physical and virtual world so Amazon

Platform Engineering & Services
AFTs Platform Engineering & Services team leverages data process improvement and innovative technologies to provide comprehensive engineering excellence services/solutions across AFTs product portfolios.

2 years of noninternship professional software development experience
1 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
2 years of administrative experience in networking storage systems operating systems and handson systems engineering experience
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby
Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking storage operating systems)

2 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
Knowledge of database systems and SQL
Experience with Linux/Unix
Knowledge of a frontend language (Javascript CSS HTML etc.
Travel might be required

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.