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Software Development Engineer, Network Operations Automation

Job ID: 2859405 | Amazon Development Centre Ireland Limited

DESCRIPTION

AWS customers build their businesses on top of our network and they expect it to be indistinguishable from perfect. We empower Amazon’s Network Services team to automate millions of daily operations for the most powerful network in the world. A safe, efficient, automated operations platform is essential for managing Amazon’s next-generation networks. We build that platform.

The software engineers of our team are building incredibly complex web applications and workflow engines which operate at huge scale. These allow our customers to simplify the internet, automate network remediation and deployment and improve performance for customers. You will join a group that sets the direction of their product and is responsible for iterating fast to continuously improve their products and delight customers. A group that ships positivity within the team to create a happy and inclusive work environment, and values self investment as a core part of their success.


About AWS

Diverse Experiences
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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
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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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.

Key job responsibilities
A Software Developer Engineer within the Network Impact Reduction at AWS is responsible for providing our customers world class tools to ensure maximum network availability. You will Collaborate with the Network Engineering and Operations teams to automate and invent new ways of operating Amazon's Next-Generation Network.

You'll contribute to the development of the next generation of dynamic network automation tools. You'll also responsible for other automation tools used both by network engineers across the whole AWS and Data Center Operators to coordinate physical remediation.

You'll be expected to create and review software design documentation and mentor junior engineers.
Collaborate with the Network Engineering teams to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products.


About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)

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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

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