Amazon
System Development Engineer II, Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies
$129K–$175K
Arlington, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Location
- Arlington, VA
Herndon, VA - Experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience; 1+ years of systems design or architecture experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
About the job
Designs, deploys, monitors, and automates resilient infrastructure and systems supporting Amazon WorkSpaces services and government workloads.
What you'll do
- Design, deploy, monitor, and automate infrastructure, tools, and systems for a highly available platform.
- Participate in on-call rotations and resolve incidents by addressing root causes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- 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.
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above; must maintain TS/SCI and obtain a polygraph or commensurate agency clearance after starting.
Nice to have
- Experience with Linux/Unix.
- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary); 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby, Linux/Unix
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