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Senior System Dev Engineer, Data Center Engineering

Amazon· Systems, Quality, & Security Engineering
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About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services role focusing on design, development, deployment, and operation of mechanical control systems software for AWS data centers using the CODESYS IEC 61131-3 platform. Combines software development with physical infrastructure to create reliable, efficient cooling and mechanical control systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain mechanical control systems software on the CODESYS (IEC 61131-3) PLC platform for AWS data center infrastructure.
  • Develop and refine control logic, function blocks, and Sequences of Operations (SOO) to meet performance and reliability requirements across varied site types and equipment vendors.
  • Perform triage, root-cause analysis, and remediation of control system issues.
  • Support first-of-kind builds — the first field deployment of a newly developed controller component — including occasional on-site travel to provide real-time break/fix support.
  • Partner with our electrical controls counterparts, Controls Design Engineering, Field Engineering, and other Data Center Engineering teams to develop the next generation of controllers.
  • Document control system designs, configurations, and sequences of operation.
  • Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of controls development standards and tooling.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to provide escalation support for critical control system issues.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
  • 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 4+ 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
  • 5+ years of experience developing, debugging, and maintaining PLC-based control systems, including experience with the CODESYS platform (Structured Text, Function Block Diagram, or other IEC 61131-3 languages)

Skills

Required:Programming languagesCODESYS / IEC 61131-3Linux/Unix

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription) and life insurance options; 401(k) matching; paid time off; parental leave; flexible spending accounts; Employee Assistance Program; Mental Health Support; Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage; RSUs and sign-on payments as part of compensation package.
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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