Amazon · 21 hours ago
Sr. Systems Development Engineer - Storage Systems Team, S3 Storage Systems Team
San Jose, California, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$174K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expAmazon is a leading company in cloud computing, and they are seeking a Sr. Systems Development Engineer to join their Storage Systems Team. This role involves leading the development of AWS storage servers and devices, focusing on data pipeline analytics and software solutions to improve hard drive health and performance.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
You will manage and own HDD systems in Amazon
You will create and utilize data analytics to monitor the health of hard drives and then deploy software solutions to improve
This includes OS level changes, automated testing, data analysis, operational dashboard generation, and new NPIs
Problem solving is critical to this role
Given the size of the fleet a 1% occurrence happens millions of times
Can you figure out what happened and how to prevent it?
Qualification
Required
3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
4+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience
4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
Preferred
1+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
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
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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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