Amazon
System Development Engineer II, AWS EC2 Nitro
$149K–$201K
SANTA CLARA, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- SANTA CLARA, CA
Santa Clara, CA - Experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development; 1+ years designing or architecting systems; 7+ years of administrative and hands-on systems engineering experience.
About the job
Develops and operates infrastructure, tools, and release systems for AWS EC2 Nitro machine-learning platforms, improving reliability, automation, and developer productivity.
What you'll do
- Builds operational tools and improves test infrastructure and CI/CD systems.
- Investigates and recommends practices to improve code quality, fleet health, security, and service reliability.
- Mentors junior engineers and documents systems, tools, and operational practices.
What they ask for
- 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 administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands-on systems engineering.
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals and programming experience in at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
Nice to have
- Experience with PowerShell, Python, Ruby, or Java.
- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology.
Pay
148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
AI focus
Supports EC2 machine-learning platforms and supercomputers optimized for high-performance training and inference workloads.
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