Systems Development Engineer

- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
- Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
- 5+ years of M365 and Azure experience, with specific focus on SharePoint Online and OneDrive
- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
- Experience building services using AWS products
- Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java
- SharePoint on-premise administrative experience (preferably SharePoint 2016)

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Join Amazon’s Enterprise Engineering team in Dublin and help build the platforms that power collaboration for thousands of employees worldwide.

We are looking for a Systems Development Engineer with deep Microsoft 365 expertise who is passionate about building reliable, scalable, and secure collaboration platforms through software engineering, automation, and system design.

This is a highly technical engineering role where you will combine Microsoft 365 expertise (SharePoint Online, OneDrive) with hands-on coding and distributed systems thinking to design and operate mission-critical enterprise services at scale.

Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud platform design, and enterprise collaboration systems.

You will:

Design and build automation and services that improve how Microsoft 365 collaboration platforms operate at scale
Write production-quality code and automation using PowerShell, Python, or similar languages
Design system architectures that improve reliability, scalability, and performance of SharePoint Online and OneDrive services
Partner with engineering teams across Amazon to integrate M365 services into broader cloud and identity ecosystems
Solve complex distributed systems and operational challenges in production environments
Lead or contribute to design reviews and architectural decisions for large-scale collaboration platforms
Drive modernization, migration, and governance initiatives across enterprise collaboration tools
Own services end-to-end in a DevOps model, from design through production support

You will have the opportunity to directly influence how collaboration platforms are engineered and operated across a global enterprise environment.

A day in the life
Design, build, automate, and operate enterprise-scale collaboration platforms based on Microsoft 365 (SharePoint Online and OneDrive)
Develop scalable automation, tooling, and platform services using PowerShell, Python, C#, Java, or similar languages
Improve platform reliability, scalability, performance, observability, and operational excellence through engineering solutions
Design and implement integrations between Microsoft 365 services and enterprise cloud infrastructure
Participate in system design and architecture reviews for distributed, high-availability collaboration systems
Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across large-scale cloud and identity environments
Apply DevOps and software engineering best practices, including CI/CD, testing, and infrastructure automation
Collaborate closely with software engineers, cloud engineers, and infrastructure teams across Amazon