Do you like implementing innovative cloud computing solutions and solving technical problems? - Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Do you understand service architectures and have a knack for improving them and making them robust? Are you the type of person that wants to improve operations a better place through automation? Then this is the job for you.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Systems Development Engineer. The responsibilities include development of infrastructure foundational services, writing tools and services to improve automation for deployment and releases, building and maintaining test fleets, performing functional and regression testing on software, defining and performing stress testing, and monitoring production software. We are looking for someone who can build on existing services and architectures, and is excited to create new automated solutions.

The Infrastructure Team, within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure group, supports fleet-wide telemetry and software tools for the server platform for our innovative web service and e-commerce technology platforms. This platform is industry-leading in terms of frugality and operational excellence, and is critical to the success of the AWS business and the thousands of customers who use utility computing today. Interested candidates must be prepared to work an on-call rotation.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, with thirteen employee-led affinity groups. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is further reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind all team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar, or equivalent experience
· 2+ years programming or scripting language experience (Python, Java, Ruby)
· 2+ years Linux or similar UNIX distribution experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Experience with AWS technologies, including DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, and SQS.
· Experience with Python frameworks and packages including Flask and boto
· Experience with security best practices in tool development and access controls.
· Experience managing servers in large-scale, geographically diverse environments.
· Excellent troubleshooting skills.
· Knowledge of SQL and experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgeSQL).
· Highly organized and able to coordinate with other team members.