Software Development Engineer Release Engineering, Network Product Development

The AWS Core Networking Organization is looking for a Software Development Engineer to join our Network Product Development (NPD) org. The Engineer will work hand-in-hand with Software Development and Network Engineering teams to automate and invent new ways of operating Amazons network. This role will interact with customers leadership and senior peers. This role will develop best practices improve operational procedures use a proactive mindset deliver iterative impact for customers and help drive this same culture across the team.

Were looking for a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to develop & scale Software Systems that test/release/monitor our networking products that form the building blocks of Amazons Cloud infrastructure. As SDE in Networking youll have a unique opportunity to shape the development of our products and network. The Amazon network is a fundamental contributor to the success of Amazon Web Services. It enables us to continue to scale the existing services and to enable new services. Youll be working relentlessly to build software services that releases new OS versions test and automation infrastructure services new test systems improve stability/observability/reliability of existing test systems that validate new hardware platforms and its operating system powering our Network. You will work closely with our Network Engineering teams that build the network Software engineering teams that develop the Operating System and Development Experience teams to build software solutions and CI/CD pipelines that continuously develop/test/deploy Amazons networking solutions. Experience with building microservices CI/CD tools test and automation infrastructure frameworks will be a distinct advantage. Youll strive for simplicity and demonstrate significant creativity and high judgment. You have expertise which is both deep and broad; youre hands on producing both detailed technical work and high-level Software design and test/automation architecture.

AWS Core Networking team is focused on building Data Centers and the network that allows Data Centers to function efficiently. They own the solutions that allow racks to be aggregated and Data Centers to be interconnected. Core Networkings goal is to balance efficiency performance and reliability to allow customers access to their applications and data. If you are interested in designing and supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure wed love for you to apply! Come join us if you want to test your limits and tackle technical challenges that you wont see anywhere else.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global 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 org of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers applied scientist 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.

Automate the future of global networks: Control deployment changes across millions of devices monitor performance at unprecedented scale and thrive in a team where your voice matters. Ready to engineer the backbone of tomorrows internet

Key job responsibilities
You will solve complex and ambiguous problems efficiently and with high-quality. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the definition vision design roadmap development and operationalization of customer-facing services. You will be given an outcome and the freedom to set the direction based on data driven decisions. You will be part of a startup with the backing of a large company.

In this role youll contribute to critical and highly-visible function within the AWS business. You will work alongside other talented builders and across multiple teams. You have the opportunity to hire and shape the team to continue to outperform expectations. You will have a large impact on AWS and the cloud computing industry.

Youll also:

Part of the team that shapes the automation future in networking.
Develop DevOps services and automation software services to monitor OS anomalies in Amazons fleet software systems for test infrastructure.
Use and develop tools and process that collect & rationalize data from different sources and frameworks that reduce workloads.
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.
Develop best in class software systems for automating Amazons network.
Work closely with our Network Engineering teams to ensure fast and smooth software roll-outs.
Identify and troubleshoot recurring platform issues with effective escalation to senior-level engineering teams.
Learn design and build cloud-computing system software for a diverse set of customers.
Design develop and maintain test automation frameworks and infrastructure services for large-scale system testing.
Develop test case management software and test coverage analysis tools.
Create Network software hardware and test reporting dashboards with data visualization test execution observability and quality trends.
Implement automated systems for reporting software defects ability to automatically triage failures and automated root cause analysis.
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for continuous code integration test and deployment without human touch.
Develop software and integrate with existing systems that monitor test infrastructure health and performance.
Ensure the quality of network is continually improving as shown by increasing reliability due to continuous integration/test/deployment pipeline.
Develop integrated flexible and scalable services that integrate existing software and test systems.
Show creativity integrate traditional automation and test systems into software services.
Re-design infrastructure software and implement highly scalable solutions that validate Networking software and hardware solutions with high reliability.
Establish software design and development best practices and maintain expert knowledge regarding trends and technologies in the Cloud/Networking industry Infrastructure as a Service test automation and related fields.

A day in the life
You will be a hands-on technical contributor. You will work with customers to gather requirements and generate technical designs and you will carry the project through all the software lifecycle stages. Youll develop products that enable builders to develop and operate robust high-quality software and safely securely and reliably deploy it. You will use your strong leadership and communication skills to mentor other engineers and provide training and support for our technologies. You will have access to senior leadership and engineering staff.

About the team
The Release Engineering team leads critical initiatives that power AWSs network infrastructure deployment and reliability. We develop intelligent automation systems that seamlessly deploy operating systems configurations firmware and features across AWSs global datacenter network. Our innovative anomaly detection capabilities help safeguard network stability by proactively identifying and containing potential issues. As a cornerstone of AWSs networking infrastructure we collaborate across organizational boundaries to build resilient scalable solutions that enhance deployment reliability while reducing production defects. This role involves working with CI/CD pipelines and automated services that operates large scale network. You will be responsible for scaling existing test solutions and build new services/systems that integrate combinations of services and systems that validate our networking products. You will develop software and systems that removes human touchpoints that continuously integrate/test/deploy new networking software and hardware products. You will own scale stability reliability performance of software services that qualify new networking products that form the building blocks of Amazons cloud infrastructure. You will optimize the test suites develop new automation framework infrastructure services and pioneer automation driven validation. We want people who are passionate about changing the way networking validation and automation is done. We have one of the largest networks in the world and we dont stop growing.

- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 1 years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1 years of designing and developing large-scale multi-tiered multi-threaded embedded or distributed software applications tools systems and services using: C# C Java or Perl experience
- 1 years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- 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

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Cupertino - 165200.00 - 223600.00 USD annually
USA NC Raleigh - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually