Software Development Engineer II, Network Operations Automation

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

AWS customers build their businesses on top of our network and they expect it to be indistinguishable from perfect. We empower Amazon’s Network Services team to automate millions of daily operations for the most powerful network in the world. A safe, efficient, automated operations platform is essential for managing Amazon’s next-generation networks. We build that platform.

The software engineers of our team are building incredibly complex web applications and workflow engines which operate at huge scale. These allow our customers to simplify the internet, automate network remediation and deployment and improve performance for customers. You will join a group that sets the direction of their product and is responsible for iterating fast to continuously improve their products and delight customers. A group that ships positivity within the team to create a happy and inclusive work environment, and values self investment as a core part of their success.

Key job responsibilities

A Software Developer Engineer within the Network Impact Reduction at AWS is responsible for providing our customers world class tools to ensure maximum network availability. You will Collaborate with the Network Engineering and Operations teams to automate and invent new ways of operating Amazon's Next-Generation Network.

You'll contribute to the development of the next generation of dynamic network automation tools. You'll also responsible for other automation tools used both by network engineers across the whole AWS and Data Center Operators to coordinate physical remediation.

You'll be expected to create and review software design documentation and mentor junior engineers.

Collaborate with the Network Engineering teams to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products.

A day in the life

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

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Inclusive Team Culture

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Work / Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

About the team

Who are we? We are a highly motivated team of software developers who thrive on solving challenging problems and building large-scale distributed software systems.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS