System Development Engineer, Networking ADC Software

Overview

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re 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 we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse group of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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 you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon is seeking a Linux/Unix Systems Administrator/Engineer who can automate day‑to‑day tasks and develop/build software and/or services from the ground up. A strong candidate must have solid Linux/Unix Systems Administration knowledge, including shell scripting, and proficiency in at least one development language. You should think at “Amazon scale” to solve problems in permanent, sustainable, and scalable ways with the best solution over the quickest solution.

• Calmly and quickly diagnose and fix critical systems failures in high‑pressure situations.
• Manage and grow innovative, production‑quality tools to solve real operational problems, in Python, Perl, Ruby, Shell, Java, etc.
• Investigate complicated technical issues scientifically and thoroughly, and assist in fixing them so they don’t come back.
• Understand how a modern, cloud‑hosted application stack works from top to bottom.
• Provide technical solutions to real business problems in a global organization.

• Must be able to work in a 24x7 on‑call rotation, with ability to drive into the workplace for critical events/needs.
• The ability to sit in front of a computer during scheduled work hours with appropriate breaks while maintaining a high level of alertness and attention to detail.
• Travel to data‑center/systems sites and Amazon/customer offices as needed.
• Experience dealing with customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure.

• Collaborate across diverse teams, projects, and environments to have a firsthand impact on our global customer base.
• Solve challenging technical problems at every layer of the stack.
• Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security.
• Build high‑quality, highly available, always‑on products.
• Research implementations that deliver the best possible experiences for customers.

• Build high‑impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base.
• Participate in design discussions, code review, and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work cross‑functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input.
• Work in a startup‑like development environment, where you’re always working on the most important tasks.

• Bachelor’s degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
• 4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands‑on systems engineering.
• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, and scaling).
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 6+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands‑on systems engineering.
• Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
• Experience utilizing AWS…