22 Senior Systems Development Engineer, Amazon Linux Jobs in Seattle, WA
Amazon is Hiring a Senior Systems Development Engineer, Amazon Linux Near Seattle, WA
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Linux is the most used Linux distribution for customers of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and is the foundational OS that AWS operates on internally. The impact of our work results in tens of millions of instances running securely and safely every day. If you find that as exciting as we do, then we want to talk to you about joining the Amazon Linux team to help build the most secure and stable cloud OS on the planet!
Key job responsibilities
You are a technical leader who solves complex business architectural problems for your team which may not be defined when you begin. You work with limited guidance. You own your team’s systems, proactively identifying and fixing extant risks, limitations, and deficiencies. You take a long-term view of your team’s systems and how they fit into the architecture of your organization.
About the team
The Amazon Linux Machinery team is responsible for building the Amazon Linux images that are used to launch instances. We build the tooling and processes required to build and distribute images across the globe. If you have used a service on AWS or launched an ec2 instance with Amazon Linux OS, it was the images we built, tested, and distributed that was used.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
- 4 years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
- 2 years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
- Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $121,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/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.
Job Summary
Full Time
Transportation
$91k-111k (estimate)
01/29/2024
05/11/2024
RANDALLSTOWN, MD
25 - 50
2018
$50M - $200M
Transportation
