Systems Development Engineer, AWS Commerce Platform

We are Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) within the AWS Commerce Platform team, and we are hiring a cleared Systems Development Engineer to help U.S. Government agencies adopt innovative cloud solutions and solve complex technical challenges. Our team builds and supports Amazon billing systems in air-gapped cloud environments, along with services and tooling that improve operational efficiency and unlock billing and cost management capabilities for our U.S. ADC customers. We offer the chance to work in a fast-paced, start-up-like environment with world-class engineers, a strong culture of inclusion, work-life harmony, mentorship, and career growth. AWS is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, and AWS Infrastructure Services keeps the cloud running by designing, delivering, and operating global infrastructure. This role is based in Denver, Colorado, with a listed base salary of 129,800 USD annually, and our total package includes sign-on payments, RSUs, and comprehensive benefits such as health coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

- We require a bachelors degree or a CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional) credential.
- We require at least 2 years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- We require at least 2 years of experience designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- We require at least 2 years of administrative experience with networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands-on systems engineering.
- We require experience programming in at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
- We require an active U.S. Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.
- We require that the selected candidate currently holds and maintains an active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance, and after start continues to maintain the required clearance for each government agency supported.
- Preferred: experience with PowerShell, Python, Ruby, or Java.
- Preferred: experience working in an Agile environment using Scrum.

- We troubleshoot customer issues by diving deep to identify root causes.
- We investigate metrics and determine why trends are moving in the wrong direction.
- We collaborate with top Amazon engineers to solve technical problems.
- We explore and implement new ways to automate remediation for operational issues.
- We build and support Amazon billing systems in air-gapped cloud environments.
- We create services and tooling that improve how we operate these systems.
- We design and develop operationally scalable solutions that support rapid platform growth.
- We strengthen our distributed systems troubleshooting, response, measurement, and automation capabilities.
- We work across the broader organization with subject matter experts, principal engineers, and other engineering teams to deliver results.
- We navigate public sector regulatory requirements while operating at cloud scale.