Senior Systems Development Engineer

Amazon Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TXRedmond, WA
Salary
$151,200–$204,600 / yr
Posted
78 days ago
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This role $178k
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This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $147,990–$196,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $178k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Development Engineer

Senior Systems Development Engineer, Leo Network Services joins the Terrestrial Network team to build and maintain processes, tools, and proactive monitoring solutions for a global Service Provider network. This role involves developing robust, scalable systems to monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure while integrating with existing ticketing, dashboard, and metrics tools. The engineer will collaborate with hardware and software teams to manage the intersection of space-based and terrestrial networking, specifically addressing challenges in connecting ground stations and data centers to a satellite constellation. Candidates must possess over five years of experience in systems design, software development, and operations within Linux/Unix environments. Required technical skills include proficiency in at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby, alongside expertise in building network monitoring solutions for production environments to ensure reliable connectivity.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain processes, procedures, and tooling to monitor and operate a global Service Provider network.
  • Develop proactive monitoring and alerting solutions to improve network reliability and customer experience.
  • Design robust, scalable, and maintainable systems for large-scale infrastructure.
  • Integrate internal tools with existing ticketing systems, dashboards, and metrics services.
  • Analyze network telemetry from thousands of satellites to identify and resolve issues.
  • Develop automation to proactively prevent technical problems before they impact customers.
  • Provide incident response and technical support as part of an on-call rotation.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control compliance.
  • 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 building and maintaining network monitoring solutions in production environments.
  • Experience designing or architecting systems for reliability and scaling.
  • Knowledge of engineering practices for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle.

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