Senior System Development Engineer, Enterprise Networking

The AWS Enterprise Networking Systems and Automation team is looking for a Senior System Development Engineer. In this role you will work handinhand with System Development teams Frontend Engineering teams and Network Engineering teams to drive stability consistency and sustainability of the network while never losing sight of the high security bar our customers demand. Youll apply your largescale understanding of computing solutions to write code and manage services that delight our customers.

AWS Global Connectivity and Network Availability (GCNA) is the backbone that connects the global AWS network. Focused on routing and securing the internet traffic that allows users to access their information and applications regardless of where they are in the world. GCNA is responsible for building and designing a complex backbone network that allows internet traffic to flow efficiently between data centers and customers.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Come join us and enjoy the satisfaction that comes from successfully building software to scale and provide insights about one of the worlds biggest networks.

Working at AWS on the GCNA Team:
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You will be responsible for the design implementation and quality of services you deliver. Your experience working in a systems development or in an enterprise environment will help us implement automated solutions across a variety of applications and systems.

Youll also:
Design implement test deploy and maintain innovative solutions to transform service performance durability cost and security.
Write high quality distributed system software.
Work in an agile startuplike development environment where you are always working on the most important stuff.
Work closely with our Network/Systems/Software Engineering teams to ensure fast and smooth rollout of new designs and products as well as assist with deployment and sustaining of networking software tools.
Use data to measure success and take responsibility for the quality of your service and regardless of their source strive to prevent faults from impacting your customers.
Use your strong problemsolving skills ability to understand and scope solutions work across teams to drive solutions.
Contribute to documentation of process and procedures.
Learn from others and help grow those in your team to achieve their best.
Take ownership consider tradeoffs and lean on your expertise to ensure the job gets done.
Participate in an oncall rotation with your team.

A day in the life
Engineers in the GCNA organization have a wide range of responsibilities; we work with internal partners to develop and implement the nextgeneration platforms along with the tooling ecosystems to support these platforms driving efficiency and scalability through the automation of builds configuration deployment and the scaling of capacity. As our network is one of the largest in the world there is no blueprint allowing our engineers to develop solutions to complex challenges that we face daily.


About the team
The Enterprise Networking Systems and Automation team is responsible for the design implementation and operation of the active and passive monitoring systems that operate in Amazon data centers and offices.

Why AWS
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6 years of noninternship professional software development experience
3 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or relevant degree/experience.
4 years of programming/scripting experience with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell or Ruby.
4 years of experience with monitoring troubleshooting and resolving system and software components.
4 years of experience deploying and operating Linux in an enterprise environment and a solid grasp on operating system fundamentals.
3 years of experience working independently as a senior contributor or a lead member in large project teams at other organizations.

Strong knowledge of system architecture best practice and experience designing with and integrating cloudbased services into production products.
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations.
Extensive experience with modern software development practices including Agile methodologies and DevOps.
Experience with Linux containers Kubernetes Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) is a plus.
Strong objectoriented design and coding skills.
Proven handson experience of working with AWS products to deliver software systems.
Familiarity with building native cloud solutions asynchronous messaging and network protocols.
Strong experience with distributed computing and largescale systems.
Experience taking a leading role in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.
Indepth knowledge of and experience with networking and/or systems technologies.
Experience in communicating with users other technical teams and senior management to collect requirements describe software product features technical designs and product strategy.
Awareness of cloud technologies and architecture.
Experience influencing engineering best practices within your team.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235200/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.