Amazon
System Development Engineer, AWS Database Services
$129K–$175K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Aug 11, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development; 1+ years designing or architecting systems; 7+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands-on systems engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional) is preferred.
About the job
Support AWS database services by developing tools and solutions, troubleshooting complex systems issues, and improving the experience of large customers at scale.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot technical issues, identify root causes, and conduct post-mortems.
- Build and deploy tools and solutions across large-scale systems.
- Address customer needs across AWS database services and improve customer experience.
What they ask for
- Programming experience in at least one modern language, such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 1+ years of experience designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- 7+ years of networking, storage systems, operating systems administration, and hands-on systems engineering experience; knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals; active US Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility or above.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- Experience with PowerShell, Python, Ruby, or Java; Agile work using Scrum.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Python, Java, Ruby, Golang, C++, C#, Rust
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