Software Development Engineer II, Network Configuration Lifecycle Management
Amazon Operations Technology is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer II to join our Network Configuration Management team, based in Austin, TX. In this role, you'll create software that manages IT infrastructure across Amazon's global network of Fulfillment Centers.
About the role
You'll design and implement scalable network configuration management systems that automate deployment and validation across diverse network equipment, while developing configuration drift detection and remediation capabilities that ensure operational consistency. Working in close partnership with Network Engineers, Systems Engineers, and AI/ML teams globally, you'll translate operational needs into elegant technical solutions, create tooling that enables safe and rapid network changes, and drive operational excellence by designing systems that prevent incidents. You solve complex issues truly unique to Amazon's scale, working with technologies ranging from third-party enterprise solutions to proprietary inventions, and building automation frameworks using infrastructure-as-code principles that allow our business to scale with customer demand.
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable network configuration management systems that automate deployment and validation across hundreds of thousands of devices in Amazon Fulfillment Centers worldwide
- Develop full-stack automation solutions spanning front-end interfaces to back-end systems, enabling network engineers to execute complex infrastructure changes safely and efficiently at scale
- Architect configuration drift detection and remediation frameworks using infrastructure-as-code principles—preventing network incidents before they impact operations
- Own end-to-end delivery of projects by building proprietary tools, working across the full technology stack from conception through production deployment
- Drive technical strategy and architectural selections that balance short-term business needs with long-term scalability, identifying solutions to problems unique to Amazon's operational scale
- Mentor engineers and technicians worldwide, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and solutions to complex networking and automation challenges while fostering engineering excellence
- Champion operational excellence through clear technical documentation, effective cross-team communication, and building observable, maintainable systems that scale with customer demand
A day in the life
SDEs on our team solve challenging problems at worldwide scale, working with customers and stakeholders to understand the daily challenges they encounter while managing IT infrastructure in Amazon Fulfillment Centers. They collaborate with a high-caliber team, brainstorming innovative ideas and highly scalable architectures.
Requirements
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
About the team
Network Configuration Management team
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
- Medical Advice Line
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Parental leave
Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
Pay
USA, TX, Austin - $143,700.00 - $194,400.00 USD annually