Senior Systems Development Engineer

Amazon Inc

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Location
Austin, TXRedmond, WA
Salary
$151,200–$204,600 / yr
Posted
124 days ago
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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

The Senior Systems Development Engineer, Leo Network Services joins the Terrestrial Network team to support a global Service Provider network connecting ground stations, data centers, and a satellite constellation. You will build and maintain processes, procedures, and tooling to monitor, troubleshoot, and operate this large-scale network. Daily responsibilities include developing proactive monitoring and alerting solutions, integrating with trouble ticketing and metrics tools, and providing incident response support. You will work at the intersection of space-based and terrestrial networking to ensure robust, scalable connectivity. Required skills include five years of experience in systems design, software development, and Linux/Unix environments. You must demonstrate proficiency in modern programming languages such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby to solve complex networking and automation challenges.

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 systems to be robust, scalable, maintainable, and adaptable for large-scale operations.
  • Integrate new systems with existing trouble ticketing, dashboards, and metrics tools.
  • Analyze network telemetry from thousands of satellites to identify and resolve issues.
  • Develop automation to prevent network issues before they impact customers.
  • Provide technical support and incident response as part of an on-call rotation.

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 building and maintaining network monitoring solutions in production environments.
  • Experience designing or architecting new and existing systems (preferred).
  • 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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