CareerPlan

Systems Development Engineer, EC2 Core Platforms Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull-time$129k–$175k2026-10-09 → 2026-10-22

Core

Build and validate new server platforms for EC2 instances, ensuring quality, performance, and reliability at massive scale by bridging hardware and software.

Role type

Senior Systems Development Engineer (Infrastructure/Compute Platforms)

Builds

New EC2 server platforms, core fleet automation, and reliability tooling

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure / Compute Platforms

Required skills

Systems engineering, Networking, Storage systems, Operating systems, C++, Python, Golang, Java, C#, PowerShell, Ruby, Firmware validation, Root cause analysis, Automation development

Preferred skills

Hardware platform knowledge, Product definition and market launch experience

Responsibilities

Bring up and validate new server platforms from lab testing to production launch, Diagnose and reduce hardware/software failures across large-scale fleets, Build software and automation to streamline platform provisioning and deployment, Develop solutions spanning firmware, OS, networking, and infrastructure, Improve safety and agility of the build and launch process