Description

Network Provisioning and Automation(NPA) is looking for a Senior Network Development Engineer who is passionate, innovative and has a strong drive to automate and simplify. This position will report directly to the Software Development Manager for NPA and will be responsible for all tools related to network automation within Amazon's fulfillment networks.

The NPA team builds and continuously improves the corep network provisioning components used by tens of thousands of Amazonians, hundreds of thousands of IP enabled devices, a growing fleet of robots, and countless other user devices in our facilities around the world. You'll be part of a world-class team in a fast-paced environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. You will work directly with other systems, and software engineers to help automate and improve the technology that supports our Fulfillment Centers and Transportation sites.

We are looking for a Network Development Engineer to provide technical thought leadership in the of our next-generation networks. As we look to the future, our networks will support an ecosystem of robotics, industrial IoT, sensors, drones, and mobile devices. You are comfortable with taking risks, and iterating on designs that may fail at the outset to ultimately deliver robust systems that elegantly scale. Information security and network reliability are at the core of your thought processes, and you are respected as an influencer.

In this role you will build tools and be part of the largest fulfillment network in the world, and provide guidance to and mentoring to network support teams to develop their skills and reinforce best practices. Network reliability is critical to Amazon Operations, and your responsibilities will include driving root cause resolution of provisioning events most impact-full to the business.

Our team's mandate is to create mechanisms that enable automated provisioning of network infrastructure stacks including discovery, bootstrapping, configuration, operational readiness and recovery in case of failure in order to eliminate human involvement and realize the full potential of zero-touch network managed by software.

This is a high ownership role with significant scope, we value your ideas and are looking for people who want to help innovate.

Everyone on the team needs to be entrepreneurial, wear many hats and work in a highly collaborative environment. As an Amazon Software Network Engineer, you will help tackle a diverse landscape of technical challenges. We are a greenfield initiative, and you will play an active role in translating business requirements into concrete systems and prototyping concepts in partnership with technology leaders within the team and across the business.

You will design, develop and deploy reliable distributed solutions that operate at Amazon scale. You will be exposed to a variety of core languages and technologies including Java, Python, Linux, and AWS services, including GreenGrass and IOT. You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and will have the opportunity to work alongside talented Amazon engineers to redefine an industry. Along the way, we guarantee that you’ll learn a ton, have fun and make a positive impact on many people.

Key Attributes and Responsibilities

A successful engineer in this role:

Loves Automation: 100's and million's of devices cannot be managed as snowflakes, we automate everything.

Is Highly Analytical: You solve problems in ways that can be backed up with verifiable data. You focus on driving processes, tools, and statistical methods which support rational decision-making.

Is Engaged by Ambiguity: You're able to explore new problem spaces with unique constraints and thus non-obvious solutions; you’re quick to identify any gaps in the team and the right person to fill them to best deliver value to customers.

You will:

Identify problems and develop solutions; you embrace performance metrics and measurement techniques because they help you assess how well system-related services are running. You are customer-obsessed and think about what you can do to make their experience better.

Work with the SDM for NPA to lead teams of talented engineers, develop their engineering capabilities and guide them on making the correct technical decisions.

Key job responsibilities

You will drive key engineering decisions that impact device management for Amazon fulfillment sites globally. If you’re passionate about developing robust, highly available, scalable automated systems, at tremendous scale, this is an excellent opportunity for you. You will partner with multiple SDMs, robotics solutions engineers, product managers, and customers to innovate in the compute automation space. Our group owns making compute automation scalable and seamless across the globe.

A day in the life

The engineer for this role will:

• Implement new software by designing, coding and launching global edge compute automation systems

• Design software solutions for emerging business use cases

• Partner with SDMs and PMs to gather requirements and define features

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options

3. Paid Time Off (PTO)

4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team

We own the infrastructure automation that manages Amazon Store's compute and device infrastructure. We are passionate about taking complex infrastructure and abstracting it with self-service tooling. We embrace simple, decoupled, fault-tolerant solutions so we can spend more time innovating, and less time fixing.

Our team is tight-knit and operates primarily out of Austin. We have a mix of experience levels, and work in a broad, collaborative space that has something for everyone. We care about the development of our engineers and are invested in helping each other attain our career goals.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience

• 8+ years of major internet routing protocols experience

• 5+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with Machine Learning and AI is an asset

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 https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.