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Description
Would you like to be an Engineer that builds the Cloud, rather than an Engineer that just uses it? At AWS, our Engineers look after the behind-the-scenes software and tools that make the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure possible.
We have an amazing opportunity for you to join a world-class network team in a dynamic environment that has the feel of a start-up. As a System Development Engineer you will help to deploy, manage, fix and reinvent the software tools, services and components that network engineering rely on to automate our network and keep it operational. You will actively be involved in innovating new software solutions to solve the challenges of operating the AWS network. Your internal customers are your network engineer colleagues, and through close collaboration, support and exchange of ideas, we share a common goal to serve our external customers and grow through learning and innovation.
If you are exceptionally motivated and passionate about the work you do then we welcome you to join us, working in an Agile environment with the most advanced tools, processes and talented people in the industry to make the Cloud a reality.
What You'll Be Working On
* Identifying and solving challenging systems, process and tooling issues to make things better for our customers
* Designing and implementing entire new software components, products or services which improve operational efficiency
* Investigating technical issues thoroughly, performing root cause analysis, identifying changes to procedures and systems and implementing long term fixes to avoid repeating issues.
* Providing solutions to technically challenging real business problems in a global organization
Key job responsibilities
A SysDE is responsible for maintaining and improving their team's services end-to-end, requiring them to troubleshoot and identify the root cause of issues that arise within their systems. They will design and implement testing, monitoring, and validation improvements across services, tools, and infrastructure to ensure their teams can continuously deploy new versions with minimal interruption. A SysDE will proactively identify areas to invent, refine, and develop automation and tools to reduce manual operations across teams, making pragmatic trade-offs to fulfill both current and future requirements of the business and their customers.
About The Team
The Systems Development team manages all of the software services and platforms that builds, operates, monitors and assures the AWS network within entire regions. We design and implement automation and new software solutions to improve operational efficiency on behalf of our Network Engineer customers. We're at the forefront of powering AWS's vast network infrastructure, transforming complex operational challenges into scalable systems that enhance the reliability and efficiency of one of the world's largest cloud networks.
Basic Qualifications
* 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
* This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience building services using AWS products
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