Senior Systems Development Engineer

Amazon Inc

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On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
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$151,200–$204,600 / yr
Posted
124 days ago
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This role pays more than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $152,000–$195,368 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $178k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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About Amazon Inc

Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing

Amazon Inc currently has 643 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Development Engineer

The Senior Systems Development Engineer, Leo Network Services joins the Network Reliability team to support a global Service Provider network consisting of a satellite constellation and terrestrial infrastructure. This role involves building and maintaining processes, procedures, and tooling to monitor, troubleshoot, and operate the network at scale. Key responsibilities include developing a comprehensive understanding of end-to-end network architecture across control and data planes, establishing incident management processes, and creating proactive monitoring and alerting solutions. The engineer will utilize Linux/Unix environments and programming languages such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby. Required skills include network troubleshooting tools like telnet, iperf, and packet capture tools, alongside experience in systems design, software development, and automation to solve complex space-based and terrestrial networking challenges.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain processes, procedures, and tooling to monitor and operate a global Service Provider network.
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of end-to-end network architecture across satellite and terrestrial systems.
  • Establish and enforce incident management and problem management processes for rapid issue resolution.
  • Coordinate with service owners to resolve incidents and lead cross-functional efforts.
  • Prioritize and track initiatives across multiple teams to systematically eliminate recurring network problems.
  • Develop proactive monitoring and alerting solutions to improve network reliability and customer experience.
  • Analyze network telemetry from thousands of satellites to identify and resolve technical issues.
  • Develop automation to prevent network issues before they impact customers.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum.
  • 5+ years of experience in systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement.
  • 5+ years of experience deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment.
  • 5+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
  • Experience with network troubleshooting tools, automation, version control, and managing/troubleshooting networks.
  • Experience with incident management and troubleshooting in production environments.
  • Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle (preferred).
  • Export control laws and regulations, candidates.

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