Builder Foundations is a foundational platform that is core to Amazon's eCommerce business. Amazon customers using Kindle, Prime, Instant Video, Fulfillment, Alexa, or just shopping online, depend on a highly available server backend provided by the Builder Foundations platform. Engineers on the Builder Foundations team design, build, and maintain highly scalable distributed systems that execute business logic, authored by teams across Amazon, millions of times per second in real-time.

As a Systems Development Engineer in the Builder Foundations team you will solve complex, mission critical compute problems throughout the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing and operations. You must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, be self-driven and deliver high quality results in a fast paced environment. You need to enjoy working closely in a peer group of highly talented engineers.

We are looking for smart, results oriented systems engineers with strong industry experience who can provide technical leadership to the other engineers in the team, and are able to solve hard technical problems.

Key job responsibilities
The System Development Engineer 2 (SysDev 2) is responsible for designing and delivering technology solutions that address complex business problems. This role involves identifying and resolving architectural deficiencies, improving team systems to foster innovation, and working autonomously with occasional guidance from peers and managers.

Responsibilities include:
* Building pragmatic, efficient, and cost-effective solutions.
* Testing and documenting work thoroughly.
* Participating in strategic planning and decision-making.
* Reviewing technology solutions and operations.
* Mentoring new teammates and participating in hiring.
* Demonstrating operational excellence and diagnosing system problems.
* Delivering innovative solutions to improve system performance and resilience.

Must Haves:
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
* Strong problem-solving skills and ability to tackle ambiguous problems.
* Clear and concise documentation skills.
* Demonstrated operational excellence.
* Ability to train and mentor teammates.
* Participation in strategic planning and decision-making.
* Experience in identifying and mitigating operational risks.

Nice to Haves:
* Experience with architectural planning and decision-making.
* Knowledge of the larger organizational system.
* Involvement in design, operations, and post-incident reviews.
* Ability to drive engineering best practices and operational excellence.
* Participation in the organization's Operational Planning process.
* Experience in creating and refining processes to improve technical solutions.