Network Development Engineer Operations IT Support Engineering

The Amazon Robotics Infrastructure Engineering team is looking for a Network Development Engineer (NDE) to join our team. We build and operate the network and services that enable Amazon Fulfillment Centers Middle and Last Mile facilities including Air hubs and PrimeNow to deliver packages to Amazon retail customers. From two million square foot automated robotics fulfillment centers to small lastmile delivery stations in emerging markets these networks are the backbone of Amazon Operations. Hundreds of thousands of associates rely upon these networks at thousands of locations and are critical to the delivery of shipments to Amazon retail customers.

Our mission is to design deploy and support networks that sets the global standard for performance availability security and cost enabling Fulfillment and Logistic operations to deliver on time every customer order. We are looking for a Network Development Engineer to create nextgeneration network products. The team is focused on automating networks from multiple diverse vendors maximizing reliability while minimizing human touch in deployment and maintenance activities. We partner closely with IT support teams to ensure that simplicity in our product designs translate to supportability in the field. Information security rigor is at the core of everything we do. You will tackle challenging novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that havent been solved at scale before. It is expected that you will lead technical discussions while at the same time being balanced and pragmatic in your approach. Along the way we guarantee that you will learn a lot and make a positive impact on millions of people.

The right candidate will have demonstrated experience leading large projects and have an expert level technical background in current networking technologies. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive highlevel strategic initiatives but can also roll up your sleeves dig in and get the job done. As a NDE you will anticipate bottlenecks influence external vendors and internal team roadmaps provide escalation management anticipate and make tradeoffs and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.

As a NDE you will be expected to:
Write code for our most demanding crossfunctional networking projects.
Functionally decompose complex problems into simple straightforward solutions.
Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations.
Effectively research and benchmark Amazon technology against other competing systems in the industry.
Contribute intellectual property through patents.
Assist in the career development of others actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues and helping managers guide the career growth of their team members.

Key job responsibilities
As a NDE you will be expected to:
Write code for our most demanding crossfunctional networking projects.
Functionally decompose complex problems into simple straightforward solutions.
Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations.
Effectively research and benchmark Amazon technology against other competing systems in the industry.
Contribute intellectual property through patents.
Assist in the career development of others actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues and helping managers guide the career growth of their team members.

A day in the life
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!

4 years of major internet routing protocols experience
4 years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience

1 years of automation scripting using Python Bash Shell and/or Perl experience

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