CareerPlan

Systems Development Engineer, EC2 Core Platforms Engineering

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

Core

Build systems at the seam between hardware and software to launch new compute platforms, maintain fleet health at massive scale, and automate platform builds.

Role type

Senior Systems Development Engineer (Infrastructure/Compute Platforms)

Builds

EC2 server platforms and core fleet infrastructure

Domain

Cloud computing infrastructure, hardware-software integration

Required skills

Systems engineering, networking, storage systems, operating systems, firmware, C++, Python, Golang, Java, C#, Ruby, PowerShell, automation, data-driven debugging

Preferred skills

Hardware platform knowledge, product definition and market launch experience

Technologies

Nitro firmware, EC2 instances, large-scale server fleets

Responsibilities

Bring up and validate new server platforms from lab to production, diagnose and reduce hardware/software failures across the fleet, build automation for faster and safer platform launches, develop solutions spanning firmware, OS, networking, and infrastructure.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC