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Amazon

System Development Engineer III, AWS EC2

$174K–$235K

SANTA CLARA, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026

Location
SANTA CLARA, CA
Santa Clara, CA
Experience
Requirements include 3+ years programming, 4+ years non-internship professional software development, 2+ years systems design or architecture, 4+ years systems development in an IT or data center environment, 4+ years Linux/Unix deployment and operations, and 2+ years systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement. Preferred: 1+ years programming/scripting experience.

About the job

Develop and operate infrastructure, tools, and release systems for AWS EC2 machine-learning platforms and next-generation supercomputers.

What you'll do

  • Build tools and improve test infrastructure and CI/CD to reduce operational load and support reliable releases.
  • Maintain service health, fleet health, code quality, security, and reliability; recommend operational best practices.
  • Mentor junior engineers and document systems, tools, and practices for wider teams.

What they ask for

  • 3+ years programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
  • 4+ years non-internship professional software development experience and 4+ years systems development in an IT or data center environment.
  • 2+ years designing or architecting systems, plus 2+ years in systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement.
  • 4+ years deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment; experience leading design, build, and deployment of complex production software solutions.

Nice to have

  • 1+ years development/programming/scripting experience with Python, Java, Bash, or Perl.
  • Knowledge of full software/hardware/networks development lifecycle practices; experience leading complex software or computing infrastructure delivered to customers.

Pay

173,900.00 - 235,200.00 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby, Linux/Unix

AI focus

Supports development of EC2 machine-learning platforms and supercomputers optimized for high-performance training and inference workloads; no direct AI development duties are stated.

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