System Development Engineer, AFT - Platform Engineering & Services

Amazon•Bellevue, WA

8d•$129,200 - $174,800•Onsite

About The Position

AFT Platform & Engineering Services is looking for a Systems Development Engineer to join their team. In this role, the engineer will contribute to improving the development and operational excellence of multiple warehouse technology services utilized by customers. Millions of customer shipments are processed worldwide daily through AFT services, and the team works on tools that enforce engineering best practices to ensure the availability and scalability of these production services. The ideal candidate is excited to work on complex system software and is passionate about solving availability and scalability challenges in innovative ways.

Requirements

2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
2+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience.
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby.
Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems).
Detail-oriented.
Superior verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Able to juggle multiple tasks at once.
Able to work independently.
Can maintain professionalism under pressure.
Able to identify problems before they happen and implement solutions that detect and prevent outages.
Able to accurately prioritize projects, make sound judgments, work to improve the customer experience, and get the right things done.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes.
Knowledge of database systems and SQL.
Experience with Linux/Unix.
Knowledge of a front-end language (Javascript, CSS, HTML, etc.).
Travel might be required.

Responsibilities

Design system architecture.
Own and implement specific components of the system.
Collaborate closely with other engineers in the organization.
Identify areas of improvement and opportunities for automation and drive them to closure.
Provide technical experience to the team, drive best practices, mentor other engineers, and drive continuous improvements in engineering and operational excellence.
Diagnose and fix production software issues.
Develop monitoring solutions.
Perform software maintenance and configuration.
Implement fixes for internally developed code (Perl, C/C++, JAVA).
Debug and execute persistence solutions queries.
Update, track, and resolve technical challenges.
Work alongside development on Amazon Corporate and Divisional Software projects.
Update/enhance current software.
Automate support processes.
Document systems.
Manage AFT org level operational cadence and programs.
Collaborate with other engineers to deploy software through large automated systems.
Operationally support newly deployed software.
Seek out new approaches to automate fixes for operational issues.
Use AWS services to solve design problems.
Engage other internal teams to integrate applications.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Maternity and Parental Leave Options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plan
Sign-on payments
Restricted stock units (RSUs)
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave