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Amazon Sr. System Dev Engineer, PES (Platform Engineering and Services) Database Engineering Team in Bellevue, Washington
Description
Amazon Fulfillment Technology - PEAS (Platform Engineering and Services) Database Engineering Team is currently looking for a Senior System Development Engineer position for it’s Bellevue, WA office to design, develop and manage the persistence solutions that serve and support AFT needs. Senior SysDE engineer will be part of the worldwide operations and responsible for designing, managing and maintaining highly complex, confidential, mission critical and high availability databases in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
Key job responsibilities
Must have leadership experience developing automation software, spanning across multiple teams and multiple organizations.
Must have experience designing and building system-level software at scale, with an emphasis on durability, availability, security, and diagnostics.
Must have a strong understanding of OS internals, Databases, most notably storage subsystems in a Cloud and On-prem Systems.
Identify and implement process improvements which improve your team’s agility. This will include improvements to design, automation, development, test or operations.
Influences within your team and partner teams to help drive and develop the technical implementation for overall system designs
Desirable to have an understanding of AWS services, specifically, distributed storage systems and use of storage hardware
Define and/or refine system requirements, participate in the development and delivery of Interoperability-related features such as system health monitoring, diagnostics, repair, and other self-healing automation.
Must understand coding in the context of working in distributed systems and/or widely scaled web applications.
Must have experience hands on development of automation software in at least one modern language, such as Python, Ruby, Java, or others.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and an ability to communicate effectively
A day in the life
Lead the System Development (SysDE) effort to define and build software and enabling tools, according to defined Software development best practices;
Participating in the full lifecycle of day-to-day development activities, including prioritization, task breakdowns, writing design documents, design and code reviews, implementation, deployment, and operations.
Track and report progress. Ensure automation and tools deliver performance, reliability and operational health needed by the EC2, Databases, Monitoring Tools and S3 platforms.
Work closely with internal customers to identify early any potential problems with on-boarding new services into their ecosystem. Build, manage, and deploy pipelines for rapid deployment of new code.
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Maternity and Parental Leave Options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
About the team
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) powers Amazon’s global fulfillment network. We invent and deliver software, hardware, and data science solutions that orchestrate processes, robots, machines, and people. We harmonize the physical and virtual world so Amazon customers can get what they want, when they want it.
PES Database Engineering Team is responsible for Engineering, Architecture, Scaling Solutions to Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT), SCOT (Supply Chain Optimization Technologies), WWCR (WW Customer Returns), Gift Cards.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Bellevue, WA, USA
Basic Qualifications
4+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
2+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience
2+ years of experience in executing multi-engineer, cross-team projects, and mentoring others on project management and prioritization.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders
Experience hiring, developing and mentoring engineers
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 with distributed systems at scale
Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
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.
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 $136,100/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.