Amazon
Systems Development Engineer II, Managed Operations (MO); AWS Operations Management (AWSOM) Team
$129K–$175K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years required; preferred qualifications include 5+ years of systems experience and 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
About the job
Operates AWS production systems and develops software and automation to improve their reliability, availability, performance, and operational efficiency.
What you'll do
- Investigate production issues, find root causes, and implement fixes and system-wide improvements.
- Develop monitoring, diagnostics, repair, self-healing automation, and tools that reduce manual operational work.
- Use infrastructure automation and SLO stewardship to improve fleet management and system performance.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands-on systems engineering.
- Programming experience in at least one modern language, such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
- Experience with Linux/Unix.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Generative AI technologies.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of administrative and hands-on systems engineering experience; 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- Experience with automation or scripting; knowledge of networking protocols, security principles, and cloud technologies, particularly AWS.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust, Linux/Unix
AI focus
Uses GenAI and AI-assisted development tools for prototyping, coding, review, testing, documentation research, and operational task automation, with attention to security boundaries and human validation.
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