Amazon.com

Systems Development Engineer, Amazon Games

Posted on: 14 Apr 2021

San Diego, CA

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Games is seeking a highly talented and motivated Systems Development Engineer to join our Live Operations team in Southern California supporting a newly-signed title. In this role, you will manage the implementation of deploying our Game Services onto AWS. You will work closely with the Solutions Architect on the team to ensure smooth implementation of game service from database to game servers for the new title.

Amazon is all-in on games, and our mission is to be the most customer-obsessed company in the industry. At Amazon Games, were creating compelling games like New World, a sandbox MMO set on a supernatural continent in the 17th century and our upcoming The Lord of the Rings MMO, plus unannounced projects. We are looking for an experienced Systems Development Engineer to join our team and help take our business to the next level!

Systems Development Engineers at Amazon are the backbone of our services. In this role you will work on large scale system design and help in our operational decision making. You will be both a hands on architect and implementer. You will have a deep sense of ownership of the overall health and effectiveness of our services, adding value to the team by bringing ideas and solutions to the table. You will leverage your networking, implementation, troubleshooting and engineering experience, as well as your coding/scripting skills.

Responsibilities in this role:
Review and refine design and architecture documents presented by partner teams for operational readiness, fault tolerance and scalability.
Assist the Solutions Architect to deploy game service (from database to game server)
Participate in all phases of the design, test, and implementation process.
Help modify the project scope, identify and troubleshoot problems with implementation or efficiency, perform data analysis to assess what types of modifications need to occur, and determine how well the new implementations are working after the project is complete. Once in place, partner with Solutions Architects to train end users on how to use new system.
Provide general technical support for third party titles and services: e.g. load testing, bug fixing, and operational excellence.

About Amazon Games
Amazon Games applies the principles of Amazonian culture to the world of game design. We have a diverse team of talented, creative people pairing their love of making games with the unique strengths that come with being part of Amazon. Across all of our teams and locations, we are united by a common purpose: to share great gaming experiences with customers around the world. We believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate and connect through games, and we are looking for the right people to help us build that future. With the power of Twitch and AWS at your fingertips, you will have the chance to innovate in gameplay, creativity, marketing, and technology, while working alongside some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.

Inclusive Culture, Work/Life Balance, & Career Growth
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We offer ten employee-led affinity groups with 190 global chapters, innovative benefits, and annual and ongoing learning experiences (including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences). Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance and offers flexible working hours. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. Additionally, our team is dedicated to supporting you with mentorship and pathways for ongoing development. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and promotes career choice.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

BS Computer Science or other technical or related experience
5+ years with BASH/Powershell/Python/Ruby or any other scripting languages
2+ years of professional experience as a systems engineer or in related occupations (systems administration, DevOps engineering, site reliability engineering, networking/automation, software/systems development)
Experience supporting a live service game
Experience with AWS Services - AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified Solutions Architect or related cloud experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience designing and/or implementing automated software testing, deployment and performance analysis systems.
Experience with relational or non-relational databases and with distributed systems architecture
Demonstrable expertise around specifying, designing, and/or implementing health, performance monitoring tools, and software management tools for 24x7 environments
Must be able to see opportunities for improvement, take ownership, and work closely with others to drive operational improvement
Experience troubleshooting and identifying the root cause of issues
Experience creating end-user training and documentation

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Amazon.com

Seattle, WA

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. It sells merchandise and content purchased for resale from third-party sellers through physical stores and online stores.

The company also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo devices; provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online service that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store; and develops and produces media content.

In addition, it offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products on its Websites, as well as their own branded Websites; and programs that allow authors, musicians, filmmakers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, the company provides compute, storage, database, and other AWS services, as well as compute, storage, database offerings, fulfillment, publishing, digital content subscriptions, advertising, and co-branded credit card agreement services.

Additionally, it offers Amazon Prime, a membership program, which provides free shipping of various items; access to streaming of movies and TV episodes; and other services. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, and content creators. Amazon.com, Inc. has a strategic partnership with Volkswagen AG. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Similar Jobs