Location: Sunnyvale,CA, USA
DescriptionAmazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?The Role:Amazon Design Technologies is a multi-disciplinary team that provides design software, systems platforms and design processes to our Product Development, New Technology, Operations, Retail, Footwear, Apparel and Manufacturing teams. We are looking for an experienced Systems Development Engineer who enjoys solving problems and have a strong technical background in Systems Engineering and Software Development.Key job responsibilitiesAs a Systems Development Engineer in Design Technologies team, you will be responsible for building, maintaining, and supporting the systems that Amazon's research, development, and design teams rely on to build the next generation of Amazon digital devices. You will coordinate with researchers and engineers to build and support the infrastructure they need. You will work with vendors to evaluate, purchase, deploy, and support mission-critical tools. You will customize and integrate third-party software to meet Amazon's needs. You will improve existing infrastructure to ensure it continues to meet Amazon's high bar for operational excellenceBasic Qualifications5+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience2+ years of non-internship professional software development experienceExperience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructureExperience utilizing AWS cloud solutions in a DevOps environmentExperience building services using AWS productsExperience with Linux/UnixExperience with networking fundamentals including hands-on experience with load balancers, switches, routers, etc.Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)2+ Years of experience managing one or more CAE/FEA tools such as Ansys, Abaqus, CST, LS-Dyna, Comsol, Matlab2+ Years of experience managing one or more schedulers such as PBS/OpenPBS, Slurm, IBM LSF2+ Years troubleshooting Simulation Job issues in AWS2+ Years of managing licenses servers such as FlexLM based serversPreferred QualificationsExperience working in a high pace DevOpsExperience with distributed systems at scaleKnowledge of database systems and SQLKnowledge of a front-end language (Javascript, CSS, HTML, etc.)Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.