Senior System Development Engineer, Enterprise Networking

As a Senior Systems Development Engineer of the Backbone Enterprise, and Regional Engineering (BERE) team, you will provide expertise to expand solutions that support the backbone of the entire AWS global network. In this role, you will interact with network development engineers, software engineers, senior applied scientists and engineers to understand requirements and extend software-defined networks (SDN). You will grow to lead design reviews, aligning engineering efforts across an organization towards an overall technical strategy. In addition, you will support and scale your solutions to meet the ever-growing demand of customer use.

AWS Global Connectivity and Network Availability (GCNA) is the backbone that connects the global AWS network. Focused on routing and securing the internet traffic that allows users to access their information and applications regardless of where they are in the world. GCNA is responsible for building and designing a complex backbone network that allows internet traffic to flow efficiently between data centers and customers.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In 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 team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, 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.

Come join us and enjoy the satisfaction that comes from successfully building software to scale and provide insights about one of the worlds biggest networks.

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Key job responsibilities
You will be a hands-on technical lead, who is responsible for all phases of the project development cycle. You will work with customers to gather requirements, generate technical designs, and carry the project from implementation through validation and operations. In the role you'll need to lean on your leadership and communication skills to mentor other engineers and provide training and support for our technologies. Your experience working in systems development or in an enterprise environment will help us implement automated solutions across a variety of applications and systems.
Youll also:
Lead in building complex systems and successfully delivering them to customers.
Use your problem-solving skills, ability to understand and scope solutions, work across teams to drive solutions.
Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security.
Work in an agile, startup-like development environment, where you are always working on the most important stuff.
Work closely with our Network/Systems/Software Engineering teams to ensure fast and smooth roll-out of new designs and products, as well as assist with deployment and sustaining of networking software tools.
Set the technical direction for future products working across an organization of at least 3 teams.
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.
Contribute to documentation of process and procedures.
Actively grow the team through leading candidate interviews.
Participate in an on-call rotation with your team.

A day in the life
Engineers in the GCNA organization have a wide range of responsibilities; we work with internal partners to develop and implement the next-generation platforms along with the tooling ecosystems to support these platforms driving efficiency and scalability through the automation of builds, configuration deployment, and the scaling of capacity. As our network is one of the largest in the world, there is no blueprint allowing our engineers to develop solutions to complex challenges that we face daily.

About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or relevant degree/experience.
- 4+ years of programming/scripting experience with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell or Ruby.
- 4+ years of experience with monitoring, troubleshooting and resolving system and software components.
- 4+ years of experience deploying and operating Linux in an enterprise environment, and a solid grasp on operating system fundamentals.
- 3+ years of experience working independently as a senior contributor or a lead member in large project teams at other organizations.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience with hardware lifecycle qualifications a plus.
- Knowledge of system architecture best practice and experience designing with and integrating cloud-based services into production products.
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Experience with Linux containers, Kubernetes, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) is a plus.
- Proven hands-on experience of working with AWS products to deliver software systems.
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.

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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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.