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Senior System Development Engineer - Platform Engineering & Emerging Technologies - Amazon Web Services
Software Engineer
Lead the design, deployment, and automation of a new AWS service, building a highly‑available, resilient platform that powers complex cloud workloads. Leverage AWS, DevOps practices, and scripting to deliver scalable infrastructure and monitoring solutions.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and operate a new AWS service from concept to production, ensuring high availability and resilience.
- Design and implement infrastructure automation using IaC tools, scripting (Python/Node.js), and CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to provide real‑time visibility into service health.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define requirements, performance goals, and security best practices.
- Continuously improve platform reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency through proactive analysis and optimization.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering, preferably on AWS.
- Strong proficiency in infrastructure automation, IaC (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform), and scripting.
- Hands‑on experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus).
- Deep understanding of system design, scalability, and high‑availability principles.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Skills
awspythonsystem design