System Development Engineer II, Prime Air

Description

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.

We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide visible benefit to customers, this is your opportunity.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air team!

Prime Air is seeking an experienced System Development Engineer (SysDE) to guide the development of new features and infrastructure for our drone software simulator. As a SysDE on our team, you will design, build, and operate services and infrastructure that Prime Air engineering teams use every day to develop, test, and release software.

This person must be comfortable working with a team of top-notch engineers and scientists. We’re looking for people who innovate and love solving hard problems. You will work hard, have fun, and of course, make history!

Key job responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate scalable AWS-based services and infrastructure that support software development and testing across Prime Air
- Develop and improve simulation orchestration and workflow systems used by engineering teams across the organization
- Develop and maintain infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment tooling
- Develop and maintain tooling that supports verification, certification, and simulation-based testing campaigns
- Work closely with engineers across Prime Air who use software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop simulation to develop, test, and certify drone software
- Participate in on-call rotations and use operational metrics to drive service reliability and continuous improvement
- Participate in design and architecture reviews for new services and simulation platform features
- Influence the team's technical strategy by identifying opportunities to improve reliability, customer experience, and operational efficiency

Export Control License
This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C , C#, Java, Python, Golang, TypeScript, Ruby

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience building services using AWS products
- Experience with distributed systems at scale
- Experience building tools for building, testing, releasing or monitoring

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.