System Development Engineer, AWS Database Services

Amazon • Herndon, VA

86d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon's world class technical team in Herndon, VA, working with some of the best and brightest engineers and technical managers while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere. Amazon Web Service is building some of the largest distributed systems in the world. Amazon's database offerings like Aurora, DynamoDB, EMR, OpenSearch, RDS, and Redshift are massively scaled services that make up a critical piece of the internet today. A successful Engineer joining the team will do much more than write code and triage problems. They will work with Amazon's largest and most demanding customers to address specific needs across a full suite of services. They will dive deep into technical issues and work diligently to improve the customer experience.

Requirements

• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
• 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
• Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above

Nice To Haves

• Experience with distributed systems at scale
• 7+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience
• Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java
• Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
• Strong Linux & Networking Fundamentals. Deep experience working with Linux, preferably in a large scale, distributed environment.
• Understand networking technology and how servers and networks inter-relate.
• Regularly take part in deep-dive troubleshooting and conduct technical post-mortem discussions to identify the root cause of complex issues.
• Love to code. Whether its building tools in Java or solving complex system problems in Python, the ideal candidate will love using technology to solve problems.
• Solid understanding of software development methodology and know how to use the right tool for the right job.
• Think Big. Build and deploy solutions across thousands of devices.
• Be great fun to work with. The right candidate will love what they do and instinctively know how to make work fun.

Responsibilities

• Work with Amazon's largest and most demanding customers to address specific needs across a full suite of services.
• Dive deep into technical issues and work diligently to improve the customer experience.
• Build and deploy solutions across thousands of devices.
• Strive to improve and streamline processes to allow for work on a massive scale.

Benefits

• 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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree