Amazon
Systems Development Engineer, Managed Operations (MO); AWS Operations Management (AWSOM) Team
$129K–$175K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years required; preferred: 5+ years in the stated systems areas or 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
About the job
Operates AWS production systems while engineering software and automation to improve regional reliability, availability, performance, and efficiency and reduce operational toil.
What you'll do
- Investigate production incidents, find root causes, and implement fixes and system-wide improvements.
- Build monitoring, diagnostics, repair, self-healing automation, and management tools to reduce manual work.
- Develop operational systems and agentic-first interfaces, including automation 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 experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands-on systems engineering; or 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- Experience with automation or scripting languages; knowledge of networking protocols, security principles, and cloud technologies, particularly AWS.
Pay
USD 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust, Linux/Unix
AI focus
Use Generative AI and AI-assisted development tools for prototyping, coding, review, testing, diagnostics, operational automation, and technical research, with responsible data handling and human validation in security-sensitive environments.
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