Amazon
System Development Engineer, Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies
$129K–$175K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience; 1+ years of designing or architecting systems experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
About the job
Designs, deploys, monitors, and automates infrastructure, tools, and systems supporting the Wickr service’s highly available and resilient platform.
What you'll do
- Design, deploy, monitor, and automate platform infrastructure, tools, and systems.
- Participate in on-call rotations, typically one week in every six, and resolve root causes of incidents.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience and 1+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems.
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals, including networking, storage, and operating systems.
- Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance; the posting also lists a current, active US Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility or above.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed systems at scale.
- Experience with Linux/Unix.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby, Linux/Unix
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