Amazon is the earth’s most customer centric company and is looking to hire highly motivated, best-in-class engineers for our expanding Network Engineering teams. You will be working on the networks that support the Earth’s largest cloud provider; our customers demand the highest quality and reliability for their services and while expanding at a tremendous rate, it is our responsibility to maintain quality and reliability while developing innovative ways to scale our network.
We are looking for candidates to join our team for System Development Engineering role.
We are inventing the networks of the future so our engineers require a deep background in network in routing
protocols and operating large scale networks. Our System Development Engineers are pivotal in driving technology changes that ensure a safe and reliable operating environment, working with internal teams and customers to integrate new features and services to the network, developing automated tooling and implementing design optimisations that drive reliability and performance. Our Network Scaling and Deployment engineers build and grow the Amazon network worldwide.
We constantly adopt new and exciting technologies and integrate into our networks network topologies to scale for an ever-growing demand for network capacity. We expect our network engineers to be passionate about new technologies, to be curious and learn constantly, drive new and effective ways to build and scale networks while maintaining a vigilance on service safety. Our engineers are expected to self-manage several projects at a time, providing regular status updates identify and work though issues independently.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
A day in the life
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Internal job description
Basic qualifications
Currently enrolled in or received a Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Networking or related field (graduated less than 12 months ago)
Knowledge of IP Networking fundamentals such as BGP, OSPF and other R&S technologies
Experience scripting in languages such as Python, Perl or Shell
Preferred qualifications
Excellent analytical skills. Comfortable working in a Linux/Unix environment
Expert in software systems and system development.
Able to handle ambiguous or vaguely defined challenges and articulate technical solutions through abstract thinking
Must be able to integrate and work well as part of a team.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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