... platforms, distributed systems, and fleet-scale automation, solving problems that don't exist ... and remote field locations. The technical challenges are unique: hardware you can't physically ...
... platforms, distributed systems, and fleet-scale automation, solving problems that don't exist ... and remote field locations. The technical challenges are unique: hardware you can't physically ...
... platforms, distributed systems, and fleet-scale automation, solving problems that don't exist ... and remote field locations. The technical challenges are unique: hardware you can't physically ...
... platforms, distributed systems, and fleet-scale automation, solving problems that don't exist ... and remote field locations. The technical challenges are unique: hardware you can't physically ...
This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the ... Operating at the vanguard of generative AI, distributed systems, and fintech, you will empower WEX ...
This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the ... Operating at the vanguard of generative AI, distributed systems, and fintech, you will empower WEX ...
This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the ... Operating at the vanguard of generative AI, distributed systems, and fintech, you will empower WEX ...
This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the ... Operating at the vanguard of generative AI, distributed systems, and fintech, you will empower WEX ...
Ideal Qualifications * 2+ years of experience in backend engineering, AI automation, or complex systems integration. * Proven ability to build and maintain production-grade software with modular ...
Ideal Qualifications * 2+ years of experience in backend engineering, AI automation, or complex systems integration. * Proven ability to build and maintain production-grade software with modular ...
Senior Software Engineer
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$158.30K - $232.58K/yr
Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is ... Hands-on experience with system architecture, API design, and distributed systems * Experience ...
Senior Software Engineer
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$158.30K - $232.58K/yr
Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is ... Hands-on experience with system architecture, API design, and distributed systems * Experience ...
Water Distribution System Modeler and Planner
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$130K - $180K/yr
This position is ideal for an engineer with strong technical depth in water distribution system ... This can be a fully remote position for candidates across the Pacific Northwest. * Serve as a ...
Water Distribution System Modeler and Planner
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$130K - $180K/yr
This position is ideal for an engineer with strong technical depth in water distribution system ... This can be a fully remote position for candidates across the Pacific Northwest. * Serve as a ...
Water Distribution System Modeler and Planner
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$130K - $180K/yr
This position is ideal for an engineer with strong technical depth in water distribution system ... This can be a fully remote position for candidates across the Pacific Northwest. What You'll Do:
Water Distribution System Modeler and Planner
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$130K - $180K/yr
This position is ideal for an engineer with strong technical depth in water distribution system ... This can be a fully remote position for candidates across the Pacific Northwest. What You'll Do:
Water Distribution System Modeler and Planner
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$130K - $180K/yr
This position is ideal for an engineer with strong technical depth in water distribution system ... This can be a fully remote position for candidates across the Pacific Northwest. What You'll Do:
Water Distribution System Modeler and Planner
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$130K - $180K/yr
This position is ideal for an engineer with strong technical depth in water distribution system ... This can be a fully remote position for candidates across the Pacific Northwest. What You'll Do:
Staff Developer Success Engineer
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$170K - $215K/yr
This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving distributed systems challenges and improving ... Experience working with or as part of remote teams. * Strong written and verbal communication ...
Staff Developer Success Engineer
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$170K - $215K/yr
This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving distributed systems challenges and improving ... Experience working with or as part of remote teams. * Strong written and verbal communication ...
Staff Developer Success Engineer
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$170K - $215K/yr
This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving distributed systems challenges and improving ... Experience working with or as part of remote teams. * Strong written and verbal communication ...
Staff Developer Success Engineer
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$170K - $215K/yr
This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving distributed systems challenges and improving ... Experience working with or as part of remote teams. * Strong written and verbal communication ...
We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this ... A demonstrated track record leading remote teams and hiring, onboarding, mentoring and developing ...
We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this ... A demonstrated track record leading remote teams and hiring, onboarding, mentoring and developing ...
Sr. Backend Engineer
Bellevue, WA · On-site +1
$65 - $70/hr
This position is remote in the US only. Key Responsibilities • Implement scalable solutions ... distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architecture • Ability to work independently and ...
Sr. Backend Engineer
Bellevue, WA · On-site +1
$65 - $70/hr
This position is remote in the US only. Key Responsibilities • Implement scalable solutions ... distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architecture • Ability to work independently and ...
Engineering Manager II
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
This role involves building and managing robust distributed systems and tackling infrastructure challenges to empower Uber's product engineering and data science teams with the latest technologies in ...
Engineering Manager II
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
This role involves building and managing robust distributed systems and tackling infrastructure challenges to empower Uber's product engineering and data science teams with the latest technologies in ...
Sr. Backend Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Remote
$65 - $70/hr
Location: This position is remote in the US only. Key Responsibilities · Implement scalable ... distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architecture · Ability to work independently and ...
Sr. Backend Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Remote
$65 - $70/hr
Location: This position is remote in the US only. Key Responsibilities · Implement scalable ... distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architecture · Ability to work independently and ...
SR. BACKEND ENGINEER
Bellevue, WA · Remote
$65 - $70/hr
Location: This position is remote in the US only. Key Responsibilities · Implement scalable ... distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architecture · Ability to work independently and ...
SR. BACKEND ENGINEER
Bellevue, WA · Remote
$65 - $70/hr
Location: This position is remote in the US only. Key Responsibilities · Implement scalable ... distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architecture · Ability to work independently and ...
... distributed systems in production environments. Preferred Qualifications - Significant experience designing or scaling real time systems involving telemetry pipelines, operator facing workflows ...
... distributed systems in production environments. Preferred Qualifications - Significant experience designing or scaling real time systems involving telemetry pipelines, operator facing workflows ...
... distributed systems in production environments.**Preferred Qualifications**- Significant experience designing or scaling real time systems involving telemetry pipelines, operator facing workflows ...
... distributed systems in production environments.**Preferred Qualifications**- Significant experience designing or scaling real time systems involving telemetry pipelines, operator facing workflows ...
What you will build will provide remote monitoring and visibility to our fleet of Robots located ... distributed systems and services using Golang or Python, with a minimum of 2 years using Golang
What you will build will provide remote monitoring and visibility to our fleet of Robots located ... distributed systems and services using Golang or Python, with a minimum of 2 years using Golang
Senior Software Engineer | Cloud
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$139.40K - $183.80K/yr
Drive technical design and architectural decisions for distributed systems, influencing patterns ... Hybrid and Remote Work Model Our people are our most important competitive advantage, leading the ...
Senior Software Engineer | Cloud
Seattle, WA · On-site +1
$139.40K - $183.80K/yr
Drive technical design and architectural decisions for distributed systems, influencing patterns ... Hybrid and Remote Work Model Our people are our most important competitive advantage, leading the ...
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Job description
Amazon Web Services is looking for a Principal Software Development Engineer to join EC2 Edge Frontier - the organization responsible for bringing the full AWS experience to wherever customers need it. Our products - including AWS Outposts, Local Zones, and Snow Family devices - extend AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools beyond traditional data centers to deliver a truly consistent cloud experience at the edge.
This is a strategic technical leadership role. You will set the technical direction for systems that manage the full lifecycle of edge compute platforms - from provisioning and deployment through failure remediation and decommissioning - across a fleet of Nitro-based devices operating in customer-managed environments worldwide
You will work at the intersection of hardware platforms, distributed systems, and fleet-scale automation, solving problems that don't exist anywhere else in cloud computing.
Edge computing is one of the fastest-growing areas of AWS. You'll work on problems that push the boundaries of what's possible - running full-fidelity AWS infrastructure in places like factory floors, hospital operating rooms, 5G base stations, and remote field locations. The technical challenges are unique: hardware you can't physically access, networks you don't control, and customer environments you've never seen
If you thrive on ambiguity and want to shape the future of cloud computing beyond the data center, this is the role.
Key job responsibilities
- Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for edge platform infrastructure, influencing roadmaps across multiple teams and partner organizations within EC2
- Lead the architecture of next-generation instance platforms and fleet automation systems that must operate reliably in constrained, remote environments with limited connectivity
- Own technical decisions on resource allocation and system design for programs spanning hardware engineering, platform software, deployment safety, and lifecycle automation
- Drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces - our edge environments introduce novel constraints around physical access, network availability, and hardware diversity that require creative, first-principles thinking
- Serve as a strategic technical advisor to senior leadership, translating complex technical tradeoffs into business decisions
- Mentor and develop engineers across the organization, grow the principal engineering community, and raise the technical bar through design reviews, code reviews, and written technical guidance
A day in the life
You'll split time between hands-on engineering and strategic technical leadership. Day to day, you might be debugging fleet automation code, leading design reviews, or writing vision documents that shape the org's roadmap. Your stakeholders include EC2 Instance Platform, Nitro, and edge networking teams
Your customers run AWS Outposts, Local Zones, and Snow devices in hospitals, factories, and telecom sites - environments where hardware access is limited and systems must self-heal. The core challenge: building fully autonomous lifecycle management for thousands of Nitro hosts in customer-managed environments without traditional data center safety nets.
About the team
EC2 Edge Frontier builds the products that bring AWS infrastructure to wherever customers need it. Our organization owns the platform software, fleet lifecycle, and deployment systems for AWS Outposts, Local Zones, Wavelength, and Snow Family devices
We manage everything from initial host provisioning through failure remediation and decommissioning across a global fleet of Nitro-based edge compute platforms. We are a team of builders first, we are passionate about building great software that delivers a consistent AWS experience outside traditional data centers. We're based in Seattle and operate at the intersection of hardware, distributed systems, and fleet-scale automation.
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Amazon.com, Inc., commonly known as Amazon, is an American multinational technology company. It was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and initially started as an online marketplace for books. Since then, Amazon has expanded its operations and become one of the largest e-commerce companies in the world. Amazon's primary business is its online retail platform, where customers can purchase a vast array of products, including electronics, clothing, books, home goods, and much more. The company offers a convenient and user-friendly shopping experience, with features such as fast shipping, customer reviews, and personalized recommendations. In addition to its e-commerce platform, Amazon has diversified its business into various other areas. One of its notable ventures is Amazon Web Services (AWS), a comprehensive cloud computing platform that provides services such as storage, compute power, and database management to individuals and businesses. AWS has become a leader in the cloud computing industry, powering many websites and applications worldwide. Amazon has also developed its own consumer electronics, including the popular Amazon Kindle e-reader, Fire tablets, Fire TV streaming devices, and the Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers. The Alexa voice assistant, integrated into these devices, allows users to interact with their devices using voice commands, perform tasks, and access information. Furthermore, Amazon has expanded into media and entertainment. It operates Prime Video, a streaming service that offers a wide range of movies, TV shows, and original content. Amazon Music provides a platform for streaming and purchasing digital music, while Audible offers audiobooks and other audio content. The company's commitment to customer satisfaction and convenience is demonstrated by its membership program, Amazon Prime. Prime members receive various benefits, including free two-day shipping, access to streaming services, exclusive deals, and more.
Industry
It services, book publishers, retail, real estate and computer and electronic product manufacturing
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Seattle, WA, US