Sr. System Dev Engineer, EC2 Core Platforms Engineering

Build the systems that bring Amazons newest servers to life. As a Systems Development Engineer on EC2 Core Platforms Engineering youll lead the technical direction for how we launch new compute platforms keep the core fleet healthy at massive scale and automate the way we build working at the seam between hardware and software.

We own the quality performance and reliability of the platforms that host EC2 instances from lab bring-up through general availability. Youll lead the bring-up and validation of new EC2 server platforms driving the technical plan across Nitro firmware operating systems and provisioning. Youll also set the approach for diagnosing and reducing failures across the core fleet working to eliminate whole classes of failure rather than individual instances. A big part of the role is defining the architecture for the automation including AI-driven tooling that makes platform launches faster safer and more repeatable and driving its adoption across the team and our partners.

Youll partner with hardware engineering Annapurna and the Nitro component teams working on some of the largest compute fleets in the world where a single improvement in reliability or build automation compounds across millions of hosts. Youll influence the technical strategy and roadmaps of these teams build consensus where priorities compete and bring clarity to problems where the right solution isnt yet defined.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead the bring-up and validation of new server platforms that host cloud compute instances owning the technical plan from early lab testing through production launch and bringing in hardware firmware and Nitro experts where the work needs them.
- Own the approach to reducing hardware and software failures across a large-scale server fleet. Use data to find root causes and drive permanent fixes and mechanisms that eliminate entire classes of failure and improve reliability.
- Design and lead the software and automation that streamline how new platforms are introduced setting the standard for provisioning deployment and validation so platforms reach production faster and with a high quality bar.
- Take on ambiguous difficult problems that span firmware operating systems networking and infrastructure. Define the technical strategy and break the work into pieces that you and others can deliver in parallel.
- Improve the safety agility and automation of the build and launch process across the team and partner teams. Review designs operational readiness reviews post-incident analyses and code and raise the bar for operational excellence.
- Mentor and coach engineers take part in hiring and help the team succeed without depending on your presence.

- 3 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
- 2 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking storage operating systems)
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby

- 1 years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing certification and livesite operations
- Knowledge of hardware platforms

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 151200.00 - 204600.00 USD annually