System Development Engineer, EKS

Software Development Engineer II, Amazon EKS

Job :  | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer (SDEII) to join the Amazon EKS - Kubernetes Controllers team and tackle distributed systems problems s team owns the EKS core Kubernetes controllers and metrics service infrastructure that underpin hundreds of thousands of production clusters worldwide. In this role, you will design, build, and operate large-scale systems that directly impact how customers run mission-critical workloads on EKS.

You will develop and ship customer-facing features for EKS controllers, driving improvements in reliability, observability, and performance. You will identify bottlenecks and optimize core components to meet the demands of the largest AI/ML and enterprise workloads running on Kubernetes today. You will also pioneer the use of GenAI and modern automation to improve operational supportability, reduce toil, and raise the bar on how we operate at scale.

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
• Design and build technologies in a large distributed computing environment and lead fundamental changes in the industry.
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at scale and speed.
• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage.
• Design and code solutions starting from broadly defined problems.
• Work in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development 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
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

• Development experience with Go (Golang).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Mesos, Docker, etcd, or related technologies.
• Experience with container orchestration platforms and virtualization.
• Experience with design/architecting large-scale distributed systems, preferably using AWS technologies.
• Hands-on experience with spec-driven development workflows powered by AI tools.

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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, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at the Amazon benefits page.

USA, CA, Santa Clara -  -  USD annually