System Development Engineer, ADC Route Protection

Requirements

• We require experience programming in at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, Power Shell, or Ruby.
• We require 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• We require 1+ years of experience designing or architecting new or existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
• We require knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals, including networking, storage, and operating systems.
• We require an active TS/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with polygraph.
• We prefer experience with highly concurrent, high-throughput systems and complex distributed systems.

Responsibilities:

• We ensure Route 53 and Perimeter Protection services can deliver a 100% uptime SLA.
• We deploy software, troubleshoot software failures, and reduce manual intervention through automation.
• We build infrastructure as code and operator tools to improve service management and scaling.
• We manage and monitor systems in air-gapped regions.
• We develop software-based solutions to enhance how we observe and operate our systems.
• We take defined projects, break down the work into milestones, and establish feedback loops.
• We identify availability gaps and defects, investigate systemic patterns, and resolve, mitigate, or elevate operational issues promptly.

Company:

We are AWS, the worlds most comprehensive and widely adopted cloud platform, and we continue to innovate to support customers ranging from startups to Global 500 companies. Our AWS Infrastructure Services team owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of global infrastructure that keeps the cloud running, supporting data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling systems behind it.

We foster an inclusive culture, value work-life balance, and provide mentorship and career growth opportunities. This role is based in Jessup, Maryland, and offers comprehensive benefits, including health coverage, retirement matching, paid time off, parental leave, and compensation that includes a base salary, sign-on payments, and restricted stock units.