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Sr. System Development Engineer, AWS Mainstream Compute

4 months ago


Seattle, Washington, United States Amazon Full time

The AWS Mainstream Compute team drives system innovation in the servers used across all major Amazon Web Services - EC2, S3, DynamoDB etc.

Our engineers solve the hardest problems that fuse software, hardware, and the cloud. We take big bets on new concepts, enabling AWS services to continue to revolutionize the industry.

We are looking for a seasoned Senior System Development Engineer engineer to build and own the software services used to test, monitor quality, performance and efficiency of the server components across their full lifecycle in AWS fleet.

As a senior engineer in this team, you will work with a team of world-class software developers who thrive on creating innovative, scalable solutions for real-world data center infrastructure problems.

You will be part of development efforts to build, validate, and support software which tests and benchmarks server components in diverse technology domains from embedded software to large-scale distributed software systems, using proprietary and open source technologies.

Why it matters

Public cloud IT services represent the majority of growth in the overall IT services market and will continue to do so for several years to come.

The scale of AWS, combined with an understanding of how our software and hardware is used, creates a unique opportunity for component customization's that will directly benefit our customers.


Why you will love it
You will work with engineers across the company to build software for the next-generation platform. You will have a direct impact on our bottom line and the ability to deliver improvements for our developers. You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work. You will see direct product improvements based on the results of your work.

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 team 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.

Key job responsibilities

You must enjoy working on complex software systems in a customer-centric environment and be passionate not only about building good software but also ensuring that the same software achieves its goals in operational reality.

You will have strong knowledge of distributed systems to develop a new and innovative services which validate, manage and monitor the critical components like CPUs, memory, PCIe sub-systems in millions of AWS servers.


Responsibilities:

  • Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture/design/working software solutions.
  • Code and test system components; participate in code and design reviews.
  • Demonstrate ownership of endtoend code quality, system tests, functional tests, and integration.
  • Partner/Collaborate across teams/roles to deliver results.
  • Be responsible for overall system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance.
  • Mentor other engineers, define the technical culture, and help grow the team.
About the team
The AWS Mainstream Compute team creates server designs for Amazon's innovative web services.

Our designs are industry-leading in frugality and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS business and millions of customers who use AWS today.

The team is involved in development of our core product from design, evaluation, launch and thereafter. Our software, services and automation are critical in design, yields, fleet health and to improve efficiency across the board.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform.

We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Cupertino, CA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
  • 4+ years of noninternship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • 4+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience
  • 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
  • 2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
  • Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 1+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
  • Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
  • Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

The base pay for this position ranges from $121,000/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.