System Development Engineer I, Enterprise Productivity

Amazon is hiring a System Development Engineer I, Enterprise Productivity in Seattle, United States. It pays $99k-$160k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
The posting mentions system development, automation and troubleshooting among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a junior role.
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System Development Engineer building scalable internal tools and automation while leveraging generative AI productivity assistants.

system-developmentautomationtroubleshootingsoftware-engineering

Are you someone who thrives on building reliable, scalable systems and making the lives of engineers around you easier? As a System Development Engineer I at Amazon, you will play a key role in improving the development, testing, deployment, and operations of the systems your team depends on. You will solve real problems that directly impact how quickly and reliably your team delivers for customers. From writing clean, maintainable code to automating repetitive tasks and strengthening system resilience, your work will have a tangible effect on the quality and speed of everything your team ships. If you are curious, collaborative, and excited to grow your technical skills while making meaningful contributions from day one, this is the role for you.

Key job responsibilities
- Design and deliver software, tooling, and automation that improve the reliability, efficiency, and performance of your team's systems, ensuring operational excellence across the full product development lifecycle.
- Troubleshoot and resolve system failures by diagnosing root causes across hardware, software, and operating environments — even in systems you did not build — and implement lasting fixes that leave things better than you found them.
- Write well-tested, logical, and maintainable code while actively seeking design and code reviews from peers, incorporating feedback to continuously raise the quality of your work.
- Identify points of failure in managed systems and develop monitoring metrics and automated solutions that reduce manual effort, improve system resilience, and help your team deliver more quickly.
- Collaborate with teammates to improve documentation, runbooks, and operational processes, and evaluate opportunities to integrate generative artificial intelligence tools responsibly to augment productivity and output quality.

A day in the life
You might start your morning reviewing system health dashboards and responding to alerts before diving into a coding task — perhaps building a new automation script or refining an existing deployment pipeline. After a design review with your team, you could spend the afternoon debugging a tricky operational issue, tracing it across multiple components to find the root cause. Along the way, you will pair with teammates, ask questions, and pick up new techniques that sharpen your skills and broaden your understanding of how your systems fit into the bigger picture.

About the team
Our team is focused on making it easier, faster, and more reliable for builders at Amazon to develop and operate their systems. We value collaboration, continuous learning, and a shared commitment to operational excellence. Every team member has a voice in design discussions and prioritization, and we invest in mentoring one another so that everyone grows. If you are looking for a team where your contributions matter, where you will be supported as you learn, and where you can help shape how we build for the future, we would love to hear from you.

Basic qualifications

- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
- Experience tools for automation (building, testing, releasing or monitoring)

Preferred qualifications

- Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of Python scripting language
- Experience on highly concurrent, high throughput systems and knowledge of complex distributed systems

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 99,100.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

How we rate this

System Development Engineer I, Enterprise Productivity at Amazon rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

System Development Engineer I, Enterprise Productivity is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 2 of 4: Uses AI.
The listed salary is $99k-$160k a year.
The role is based in US, WA, Seattle.
The job was posted on October 12, 2026.
Seniority: junior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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