System Development Engineer, II, Ops Tech Solutions Network Dev

Do you want to engineer the systems that help teams proactively detect problems across large-scale infrastructure Our team builds the telemetry used across Amazons operations to catch and diagnose availability issues before they affect the people relying on that infrastructure. We develop the software and services that generate collect and analyze network and infrastructure telemetry at scale.

In this role youll design and build the services and agents that make telemetry data available and impactful. The role includes writing and maintaining agents that run on a range of compute platforms including network devices Linux-based clients and robotics platforms. Youll also build the backend services that analyze and distribute metrics and insights and also control configurations storage and reporting.

Key job responsibilities
- Design build and maintain software services that operate reliably at scale.
- Write and maintain agents that run across multiple device platforms including network devices Linux-based clients and robotics platforms working at the layer where hardware and software meet.
- Get into the low-level details of running software on varied hardware: packaging deployment permissions configuration and service lifecycle across different operating systems and device types.
- Build the backend services that process analyze and distribute data and handle configuration storage and reporting.
- Debug problems across the full stack from the operating system and networking layer on the device up through the backend services.
Improve the performance reliability and quality of the systems the team owns.

A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits to support you and eligible family members including domestic partners and 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 full-time 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!

About the team
The Telemetry Engineering team prioritizes creating trustworthy signals and responding to feedback from consumers. We iterate quickly and aim to ship improvements and features regularly to deliver value continuously. Team members work closely with partner teams who depend on timely delivery of accurate data.

- 3 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python Ruby Golang Java C C# Rust
- Experience in automating deploying and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Experience in networking storage systems operating systems and hands-on systems engineering
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

- Experience with distributed systems at scale
- Experience working in an Agile environment
- Experience with logging and monitoring tools such as: AWS CloudWatch Datadog New Relic and Splunk
- Experience with embedded systems consumer devices or mobile apps
- Experience with a systems language such as C C or Rust for on-device or performance-critical software
- Experience writing or maintaining agents or daemons that run on devices such as embedded Linux Android or network hardware
- Experience with a network operating system such as SONiC Junos or a similar Linux-based platform

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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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 VA Arlington - 129200.00 - 174800.00 USD annually