Software Development Engineer II, Data Center Software (DC BRIDGE)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were 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 were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll 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 youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

DC BRIDGE builds the software that makes AWS data centers and the people who operate them more efficient so AWS stays ahead of its physical growth. Every data center depends on electrical mechanical and controls equipment staying within limits. We build the services that monitor that equipment at fleet scale (trillions of metrics a month) turn the alarm firehose into signal operators can act on route work to the engineers who run the buildings and keep the devices in those buildings on the right software. What we ship affects the availability and efficiency of the infrastructure behind AWS.

This is a builder role on a team that ships. Small groups of SDEs own their services end-to-end and deploy to production several times a week. As an SDE II you own features from design through operation. Your customers the engineers who run the buildings are a message away. Our generative AI strategy is still forming; your prototypes shape it.

Tech stack: Java Python and TypeScript with Kotlin Go and Rust in specific services. AWS CDK and CloudFormation. Lambda ECS Fargate DynamoDB SQS SNS S3 Kinesis Step Functions API Gateway CloudWatch Athena Amazon Bedrock. Amazons internal CI/CD. AI-assisted development tools daily.

Key job responsibilities
- Design build and operate distributed services for data center infrastructure: metric ingestion and stream processing at fleet scale; alarm evaluation suppression correlation and deduplication; automated triage and routing; telemetry persistence and analytics; and the services and on-device agents that manage industrial control devices.
- Build the integrations that route alarms and tickets to operations teams with the context they need to resolve them faster.
- Apply generative AI where it earns its place: integrate services such as Amazon Bedrock for summarization pattern detection and triage assistance and use AI-assisted development tools to prototype test and review faster. Integrate and measure not train models.
- Drive efficiency at scale: simplify systems deprecate what the fleet no longer needs and cut the cost per metric and per device as the fleet grows.
- Define infrastructure as code with AWS CDK wire up CI/CD and own what you deploy.
- Author designs with trade-off analysis and give meaningful feedback in design reviews.
- Join on-call find root causes write permanent fixes and drive the practices that keep quality high.
- Mentor earlier-career engineers through code review and pairing including effective use of AI tools while keeping code ownership and understanding.

A day in the life
Your morning might start with standup sharing progress on a new alarm evaluation or device management feature then a code review where you give thoughtful feedback to an SDE I. You spend a focused block writing service or stream-processing code or CDK to wire up a new pipeline then debug a production issue that surfaced overnight finding the root cause and writing a permanent fix. After lunch you join a design review asking the questions that surface unstated assumptions. You wrap up walking through alarm or tooling feedback with a data center operations or controls team turning what you hear into the next improvement.

About the team
DC BRIDGE teams operate with high ownership and autonomy over their services end-to-end from design through production operation. Each team is a small group of SDEs who run everything they build. Our mission is to give the people who run Amazons data centers a clear trustworthy picture of the fleet and the tools to act on it: every alarm should mean something every metric should be worth what it costs to process and every device should be running the software it should. As an SDE II youll be a core autonomous contributor: owning features raising the bar in reviews and helping more junior engineers grow.

*Why AWS*
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*Diverse Experiences*
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

*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 theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

*Inclusive Team Culture*
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*Mentorship and Career Growth*
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- 3 years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or professional experience equivalent

- Experience building or operating software for data center infrastructure (electrical mechanical or controls systems; BMS EPMS or SCADA; alarm telemetry or ticketing platforms) or hands-on data center operations experience

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually