Software Development Engineer II, Network Configuration Lifecycle Management

Amazon•Austin, TX

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Operations Technology is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer II to join our Network Configuration Management team, based in Austin, TX. In this role, you'll create software that manages IT infrastructure across Amazon's global network of Fulfillment Centers. You'll design and implement scalable network configuration management systems that automate deployment and validation across diverse network equipment, while developing configuration drift detection and remediation capabilities that ensure operational consistency. Working in close partnership with Network Engineers, Systems Engineers, and AI/ML teams globally, you'll translate operational needs into elegant technical solutions, create tooling that enables safe and rapid network changes, and drive operational excellence by designing systems that prevent incidents. You solve challenges truly unique to Amazon's scale, working with technologies ranging from third-party enterprise solutions to proprietary inventions, and building automation frameworks using infrastructure-as-code principles that allow our business to scale with customer demand. A day in the life SDEs on our team solve challenging problems at worldwide scale, working with customers and stakeholders to understand the daily challenges they encounter while managing IT infrastructure in Amazon Fulfillment Centers. They collaborate with a high-caliber team, brainstorming innovative ideas and highly scalable architectures. Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

Requirements

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Nice To Haves

3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable network configuration management systems that automate deployment, and validation across hundreds of thousands of devices in Amazon Fulfillment Centers worldwide
Develop full-stack automation solutions spanning frontend interfaces to backend systems, enabling network engineers to execute complex infrastructure changes safely and efficiently at scale.
Architect configuration drift detection and remediation frameworks using infrastructure-as-code principles - preventing network incidents before they impact operations
Own end-to-end delivery of projects by building proprietary tools, working across the full technology stack from conception through production deployment
Drive technical strategy and architectural decisions that balance short-term business needs with long-term scalability, identifying solutions to problems unique to Amazon's operational scale
Mentor engineers and technicians worldwide, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and solutions to complex networking and automation challenges while fostering engineering excellence
Champion operational excellence through clear technical documentation, effective cross-team communication, and building observable, maintainable systems that scale with customer demand