Systems Engineer, EC2 Gateway Networking

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or an equivalent in relevant work experience

3+ years of professional experience in software development

Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role

Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, e.g. Golang, Java, Kotlin, C#

Proficiency in at least one scripting/glue language, e.g. Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Bash

Deep understanding of computing systems, software architecture, and data structures

Experience building scalable systems with service oriented architectures

Experience with Unix or Linux troubleshooting

Experience with developer tools, SDKs and IDEs

Technically sound in software development activities and life cycles.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $94,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
EC2 Gateway Networking builds and operates some of the most advanced networks on the planet; we are the backbone for companies of all sizes, delivered by our global software defined network.

One of the toughest challenges at our mega-scale is managing an ever growing number of physical devices in a robust and automated fashion. Our customers demand and expect a network that is always available and redundant. As AWS continues its exponential growth, EC2 Gateway Networking needs your help to manage the growing physical footprint. This involves automating fleet lifecycle management, making intelligent decisions based on a rich set of metrics emitted by the fleet and providing insight into conditions on the ground at scale.

In EC2 Gateway Networking, you will observe the inner workings of Amazon's EC2 Network. You’ll see how a customer obsessed IP network is managed. You’ll become an expert in our platform, and drive the advancement of our technologies to deliver delight to our customers.

If you are a System Engineer with a strong background in open source development and a passion for analyzing and automating fleets at scale, then this is your opportunity to own major deliverables and all aspects of the development cycle: scoping, design, implementation, and testing. You will be encouraged to exercise your judgment in proactively determining and recommending the best features, designs, and support models based on business objectives, timelines, and resource constraints.

Key job responsibilities
A System Engineer on the team is expected to operate autonomously, deliver projects that have scope at the team level and are starting to interact with other teams. They seek guidance from their manager, Sr. Engineers, or Principal Engineers when facing trade-off decisions. They mentor new team members on how the team’s services are constructed and operate. They help guide and influence the team by providing feedback during operations reviews and they influence their manager by contributing during backlog reviews and planning meetings. They solve difficult technical problems that require understanding the team’s software and weigh trade-offs to deliver solutions that are logical, testable and maintainable.

A day in the life
A typical day for this role will include performing root cause analysis on internal network appliances and coming up with proposals on how to prevent recurrence, maintaining network health, reviewing code of other members on the team, contributing code to existing tooling, providing project updates to leadership and other team members and developing estimates for upcoming deliverables.

This position involves on-call responsibilities, typically for one week every two months. We don’t like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend, so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do get paged, we work together to resolve the root cause so that we don’t get paged for the same issue twice.

About the team
We are a team of passionate software and system engineers building and maintaining mission critical, high scale and high performance software defined networking systems that underpin AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and enable the magic of elastic networking. We work hard and have fun doing so with weekly happy hour events. We work as a cohesive team solving problems and innovating to delight our customers together.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
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Work/Life Balance
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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