The Systems Development Engineer role in the Amazon Elastic VMware Service team focuses on designing and developing large-scale services for VMware-based workloads on AWS. The team is dedicated to modernizing enterprise customer workloads and fostering a culture of innovation and mentorship. This position requires strong technical expertise in VMware technologies and a commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions. Team members will collaborate closely with engineers and business leaders to enhance customer experiences.

• Bachelor's degree or Bachelor of Arts degree.
• 6+ years of experience in designing or architecting new and existing systems.
• Hands-on deep technical experience with VMware technologies, including ESXi, vSAN, NSX, and VCF.
• Strong proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, Ruby, or Java.
• Experience with distributed systems at scale.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and technologies.

• Work alongside other engineers to create new capabilities for customers running VMware workloads.
• Participate in product definition, technical architecture reviews, and iterative development.
• Interact with customers to understand and ensure their needs are met.
• Lead performance testing and benchmarking of AWS infrastructure for VMware workloads.
• Design and implement software-defined networking solutions to enable flexible network infrastructure.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.