Software Development Engineer II Amazon Linux

Come build the future of Amazon Linux!

Amazon Linux is a widely utilized Linux distribution available on AWSs core compute platform EC2 (Elastic Computer Cloud) and other places such as docker and it is the foundation of what many other AWSs services were built upon. To uphold customers trust our team commits to ensuring that the system stays secure and up to date.

Our team owns the design and automation process of releasing package updates to the OS. We pride ourselves in the ability to simplify release process and shorten the release timeline while insist on the highest standards of rigorous testing.

If you are a Software Developer who is passionate about productivity and efficiency you will enjoy embarking on this journey with our team! You will get to work with similarly minded smart engineers who are the backbones of AWS and get to play with a variety of tools and technology.
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Key job responsibilities
You will have the opportunity to design and implement systems that delight our customers by removing manual processes migrating existing services over and deprecating legacy components. You will also learn how things are built and deployed in AWS brush up on operation excellence and apply them on the job!

A day in the life
Work/Life Balance: Our team puts a high value on worklife balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here which is why we arent focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead were happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and wellbalanced lifeboth in and outside of work.

About the team
Our team of engineers are strong owners and are passionate about problem solving. We believe in building our own destiny.

About Us:
Inclusive Team Culture
Our team is diverse! We drive towards an inclusive culture and work environment. We are intentional about attracting developing and retaining amazing talent from diverse backgrounds. Team members are active in Amazons 10 affinity groups sometimes known as employee resource groups which bring employees together across businesses and locations around the world. These range from groups such as the Black Employee Network Latinos at Amazon Indigenous at Amazon Families at Amazon Amazon Women and Engineering LGBTQ Warriors at Amazon (Military) Amazon People With Disabilities and more.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on worklife balance. It isnt about how many hours you spend at home or at work; its 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 lifelong happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives. 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.

Mentorship & Career Growth
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 knowledge sharing 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 based on what will help each team member develop into a betterrounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.



3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language

3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

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 $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/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.