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Systems Development Engineer, EC2 Core Platforms Engineering

Amazon· Systems, Quality, & Security Engineering
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Seattle, WA$129.2k - $174.8kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Build and automate the systems that bring Amazon's compute platforms to life, spanning hardware, firmware, and software. Responsible for bringing up new EC2 server platforms, diagnosing failures at massive scale, and developing automation (including AI-driven tooling) to accelerate platform launches with reliability and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Help bring up and validate new server platforms that host cloud compute instances, from early lab testing through production launch, working across firmware, operating systems, and hardware.
  • Diagnose and reduce hardware and software failures across a large-scale server fleet, using a data-driven, methodical approach to find root causes and drive fixes that improve reliability.
  • Build software and automation that streamline how new platforms are introduced, reducing manual effort in provisioning, deployment, and validation so platforms reach production faster and with a high quality bar.
  • Develop solutions to difficult problems that span firmware, operating systems, networking, and infrastructure.
  • Improve the safety, agility, and automation of the build and launch process, and share what you learn with the team.

Qualifications

  • 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
  • 3+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience
  • Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
  • Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby

Skills

Required:Non-internship software developmentSystem design/architectureAdministrative experience in networking, storage, operating systemsSystems engineering fundamentals

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance with option for Supplemental life plans
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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