Systems Development Engineer
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed
- Must know
- AWSSystem designTroubleshootingJavaC++C
- Nice to have
- Python
- Work
- On-site in Denver
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Troubleshooting56%AWS22%System design21%Java16%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 11, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC), AWS Commerce Platform team is hiring a cleared Systems Development Engineer. This role involves using cloud computing technologies to assist U.S. Government agencies in implementing innovative cloud computing solutions and resolving technical challenges. You will be part of a team that builds and supports Amazon's billing systems within air-gapped cloud environments, as well as develops services and tooling to improve operational efficiency. This position offers the opportunity to impact at scale, enhancing billing and cost management capabilities for all U.S. ADC customers. A successful candidate will focus on building services and tooling that improve operational posture, considering the scalability, availability, and operational readiness of their creations, operating at the intersection of business problems and technology strategy, and balancing constraints with long-term design implications.
The selected candidate must obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level. Sponsorship for a commensurate clearance will be provided for each government agency for which AWS work is performed.
Key Responsibilities
- Deep dive to root cause customer issues.
- Investigate metric trends.
- Consult with top engineers at Amazon.
- Discuss new approaches to automate operational issue remediation.
- Design and build operational scalability to sustain platform growth.
- Operate and engineer systems on a massive scale.
- Troubleshoot, respond to, measure, and automate distributed systems.
- Navigate public sector regulatory requirements with the scale of commercial cloud.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Associate's degree or above, OR CND (Certified Network Defender) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials).
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby.
- Experience with tools for automation (building, testing, releasing, or monitoring).
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of and proficiency in Python scripting language.
- Experience on highly concurrent, high throughput systems.
- Knowledge of complex distributed systems.