Amazon · 3 days ago
Research DevOps Engineer, Software, Center for Quantum Computing
San Francisco, California, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$129K/yr - $175K/yr
3+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Research DevOps Engineer to join their Center for Quantum Computing. The role involves working closely with scientists and engineers to develop and maintain software solutions that support quantum computing research, focusing on automation, standardization, and managing hybrid infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and maintain standardized, reproducible development environments for research scientists
Own dependency, build, and release management across interdependent research software projects
Develop and streamline CI/CD pipelines for low-overhead automated testing and rapid deployment
Manage hybrid infrastructure spanning cloud services and on-prem physical hardware
Automate provisioning and configuration using infrastructure-as-code solutions (e.g. Docker, AWS CDK)
Maintain Amazon’s high security bar without slowing down the pace of internal development
Implement best practices for observability and monitoring to enable rapid debugging and high service uptime
Empower others to actively contribute to the codebase through mentorship and documentation
Qualification
Required
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
Experience with Linux/Unix
Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
Experience with using infrastructure-as-code to design and deploy cloud services
Experience with the full software development lifecycle (planning, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance)
Preferred
Experience working with scientists in a research environment
Experience with AWS tools and services (e.g. CDK)
Experience with DevSecOps features in GitLab Ultimate
Experience setting up standardized, reproducible Python environments
Experience with AWS on-prem hardware solutions (e.g. Outpost)
Experience with networking and network security fundamentals
Experience with Kubernetes or high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure
Experience in experimental physics or quantum computing
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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