Amazon
Sr. Systems Development Engineer, AWS Managed Operations (MO) AWSOM Team
$151K–$205K
Herndon, VA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in Linux/Unix deployment and operations and systems development; 3+ years in systems design, development, operations, automation, and process improvement, and programming. Preferred alternatives include 6+ years in Linux/Unix operations or systems design/architecture, and 4+ years in development/programming/scripting.
About the job
Leads engineering and operational improvements for AWS regional software systems, balancing day-to-day operations with automation and long-term work to reduce toil and improve reliability, availability, performance, and efficiency.
What you'll do
- Solve complex technical problems and build production software solutions.
- Automate operational processes at scale to reduce costs and operational burden.
- Mentor engineers, lead collaboration and sprints, and improve system reliability, availability, and performance.
What they ask for
- 5+ years deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment.
- 5+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment.
- 3+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement.
- 3+ years programming in at least one modern language; experience leading design, build, and deployment of complex, performant production software solutions.
Nice to have
- 6+ years deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment; 6+ years designing or architecting systems.
- 4+ years of development/programming/scripting experience; experience leading delivery of complex software or computing infrastructure to customers.
Pay
151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Linux/Unix, C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
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