Software Dev Engineer II, Zamboni

Job Description

Job Title: Software Dev Engineer II, Zamboni. Location: Arlington, Virginia, USA

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and operate AWS-based services using Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, and SQS to automate Glacier fleet operations.

• Develop automation for firmware deployment, storage library onboarding, hardware monitoring, and break-fix remediation.

• Reduce manual operational work through automated offline library remediation, drive blocklisting, stuck-job workflows, and ticket escalation.

• Build and maintain operator tools and Fleet Commander integrations to support safe, auditable fleet operations at scale.

• Collaborate with hardware vendors, including BDT and Quantum, data center operations technicians, and other S3 Keystone and Glacier teams.

• Develop solutions that connect software systems with physical storage hardware;

• Participate in on-call rotations, respond to operational incidents, and implement improvements to prevent recurring issues.

• Write high-quality software in Java, Python, or Go, with infrastructure defined using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK).

• Troubleshoot firmware deployment failures, develop automated workflows, review design documents, and resolve distributed-system challenges.

• Contribute to predictive hardware monitoring, automated firmware qualification and deployment, self-service tooling, and fleet operations designed to support significant growth.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

• At least 3 years of professional, non-internship software development experience.

• At least 2 years of experience designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scalability.

• At least 3 years of experience as a software development engineer or in a related occupation;

• At least 3 years of experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multithreaded, embedded, or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.

• At least 3 years of object-oriented design experience.

• Experience programming in at least one software language.

Preferred:

• At least 3 years of experience across the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent qualification.

Benefits and Compensation:

Base salary: $143,700 to $194,400 per year for the Arlington, Virginia location.

Final compensation depends on experience, qualifications, and location. The total compensation package also includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Additional benefits include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance.

• Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, with optional supplemental life coverage.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support.

• Medical advice line and flexible spending accounts.

• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.

• 401(k) matching.

• Paid time off.

• Parental leave.

Work Environment and Team Culture:

• Inclusive culture: Amazon encourages diverse experiences and supports employee-led affinity groups and inclusion initiatives.

• Mentorship and career growth: Employees have access to knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and professional development resources.

• Work-life balance: Amazon promotes work-life harmony and a supportive working environment.

• Technical impact: Engineers work on large-scale infrastructure supporting storage availability for millions of customers.