Systems Engineer EC2 Gateway Networking

EC2 Gateway Networking builds and operates some of the most advanced networks on the planet; we are the backbone for companies of all sizes delivered by our global software defined network.

One of the toughest challenges at our megascale is managing an ever growing number of physical devices in a robust and automated fashion. Our customers demand and expect a network that is always available and redundant. As AWS continues its exponential growth EC2 Gateway Networking needs your help to manage the growing physical footprint. This involves automating fleet lifecycle management making intelligent decisions based on a rich set of metrics emitted by the fleet and providing insight into conditions on the ground at scale.

In EC2 Gateway Networking you will observe the inner workings of Amazons EC2 Network. Youll see how a customer obsessed IP network is managed. Youll become an expert in our platform and drive the advancement of our technologies to deliver delight to our customers.

If you are a System Engineer with a strong background in open source development and a passion for analyzing and automating fleets at scale then this is your opportunity to own major deliverables and all aspects of the development cycle: scoping design implementation and testing. You will be encouraged to exercise your judgment in proactively determining and recommending the best features designs and support models based on business objectives timelines and resource constraints.

Key job responsibilities
A System Engineer on the team is expected to operate autonomously deliver projects that have scope at the team level and are starting to interact with other teams. They seek guidance from their manager Sr. Engineers or Principal Engineers when facing tradeoff decisions. They mentor new team members on how the teams services are constructed and operate. They help guide and influence the team by providing feedback during operations reviews and they influence their manager by contributing during backlog reviews and planning meetings. They solve difficult technical problems that require understanding the teams software and weigh tradeoffs to deliver solutions that are logical testable and maintainable.

A day in the life
A typical day for this role will include performing root cause analysis on internal network appliances and coming up with proposals on how to prevent recurrence maintaining network health reviewing code of other members on the team contributing code to existing tooling providing project updates to leadership and other team members and developing estimates for upcoming deliverables.

This position involves oncall responsibilities typically for one week every two months. We dont like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do get paged we work together to resolve the root cause so that we dont get paged for the same issue twice.

About the team
We are a team of passionate software and system engineers building and maintaining mission critical high scale and high performance software defined networking systems that underpin AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and enable the magic of elastic networking. We work hard and have fun doing so with weekly happy hour events. We work as a cohesive team solving problems and innovating to delight our customers together.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledgesharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy oneonone mentoring and thorough but kind code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3 and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledgesharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy oneonone mentoring and thorough but kind code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Diverse Experiences
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Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field or an equivalent in relevant work experience

3 years of professional experience in software development

Meets/exceeds Amazons leadership principles requirements for this role

Meets/exceeds Amazons functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

Proficiency in at least one modern programming language e.g. Golang Java Kotlin C#

Proficiency in at least one scripting/glue language e.g. Ruby Python JavaScript Bash

Deep understanding of computing systems software architecture and data structures

Experience building scalable systems with service oriented architectures

Experience with Unix or Linux troubleshooting

Experience with developer tools SDKs and IDEs

Technically sound in software development activities and life cycles.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $94000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207900/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.